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Zythos strigata

Zythos strigata is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by William Warren in 1896. It is found on Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Java, Bali and Palawan and Balabac Island in the Philippines.

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Zythos strigata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Zythos
Species:
Z. strigata
Binomial name
Zythos strigata
(Warren, 1896)
Synonyms
  • Nobilia strigata Warren, 1896
  • Nobilia strigata rubescens Prout, 1938

Zythos strigata is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by William Warren in 1896.1 It is found on Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Java, Bali and Palawan and Balabac Island in the Philippines.2

Subspecies

  • Zythos strigata strigata (Palawan)
  • Zythos strigata rubescens (Prout, 1938) (Bali)3
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. Katsumi, Yazaki (March 1996). "The genus Zythos (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) of Wallacea". Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan. 47 (1): 49–56 – via J-STAGE.
  3. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Zythos strigata Warren". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved June 2, 2019.