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Problepsis aegretta

Problepsis aegretta is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Kenya, Congo, Uganda, Zimbabwe, and South Africa.

Last revised
Jul 20, 2026
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Length
98 w
Citations
2
Source
Problepsis aegretta
In Zimbabwe highlands.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Problepsis
Species:
P. aegretta
Binomial name
Problepsis aegretta
Felder & Rogenhofer, 18751
Synonyms
  • Problepsis egretta Hale-Carpenter, 1932 [misspelling]

Problepsis aegretta is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Kenya, Congo, Uganda, Zimbabwe, and South Africa.2

Subspecies

  • Problepsis aegretta aegretta (South Africa)
  • Problepsis aegretta insculpta Prout, 1917 (Kenya, Uganda)
References

References

  1. Sihvonen, Pasi (April 1, 2005). "Phylogeny and classification of the Scopulini moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Sterrhinae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 143 (4): 473–530. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00153.x.
  2. Afro Moths