Protuliocnemis biplagiata

Protuliocnemis biplagiata is a species of moth of the family Geometridae first described by Frederic Moore in 1887. It is found in Indo-Australian tropics east to New Caledonia (it is not present on the Solomons and Vanuatu).

Protuliocnemis biplagiata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Tribe:
Comibaenini
Genus:
Protuliocnemis
Species:
P. biplagiata
Binomial name
Protuliocnemis biplagiata
(Moore, [1887])
Synonyms
  • Comibaena biplagiata Moore, [1887]
  • Uliocnemis elegans Warren, 1899
  • Comibaena subornataria Rothschild, 1915
  • Uliocnemis elegans unidentata Prout, 1916
  • Phorodesma ceramicaria Oberthür, 1916
  • Phorodesma rookaria Oberthür, 1916
  • Uliocnemis elegans negligens Prout, 1925
  • Uliocnemis biplagiata (Moore, [1887])

The larvae have been recorded on Acacia species.

  • Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Protuliocnemis biplagiata Moore comb. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved April 18, 2019.


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