Evecliptopera

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Evecliptopera
File:Evecliptopera decurrens acreta (15133774541).jpg
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Cidariini
Genus: Evecliptopera
Inoue, 1982
Species:
E. decurrens
Binomial name
Evecliptopera decurrens
(Moore, 1888)
Synonyms
  • Cidaria decurrens Moore, 1888
  • Cidaria oblongata Walker, 1862
  • Ecliptopera acreta Prout, 1940
  • Ecliptopera excurrens Prout, 1930
  • Cidaria illitata Wileman, 1911
  • Ecliptopera insurgens Prout, 1930

Evecliptopera is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by Inoue in 1982. Its only species, Evecliptopera decurrens, first described by Frederic Moore in 1888, is found in northern India, Nepal, south-western China, Japan, the Russian Far East and Taiwan.[1]

The larvae feed on Akebia species.

Subspecies

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  • Evecliptopera decurrens decurrens (India, Nepal, China)
  • Evecliptopera decurrens acreta (Prout, 1940) (Taiwan)
  • Evecliptopera decurrens excurrens (Prout, 1930)
  • Evecliptopera decurrens illitata (Wileman, 1911) (Japan)
  • Evecliptopera decurrens insurgens (Prout, 1930)

References

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