Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Geometridae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Epipristis | |
Epipristis minimaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in China (Hainan, Yunnan), India, Bhutan, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Indonesia.
Description
The length of the forewings is 11–20 mm for males and about 26 mm for females. Antennae of male almost simple. Wings with crenulate margins. Hind tibia of male dilated. The wings are greyish white, diffused with red-brown, grey-brown and black-brown scales. Fore wings with antemedial line more regularly waved. Outer area with pinkish beyond as well as before the submarginal line. The outer margin of both wings is wavy.
References
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