Eois planetaria

Eois planetaria is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Peru.

Eois planetaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eois
Species:
E. planetaria
Binomial name
Eois planetaria
(Warren, 1907)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Cambogia planetaria Warren, 1907
  • Cambogia albimacula Dognin, 1911

The wingspan is about 27 mm. The forewings are reddish fawn, crossed from the base to the margin by a series of round white dots on the veins, representing the transverse lines. The hindwings are similar, but the basal area is not spotted and the spots towards the margin are all larger.[3]

Subspecies

  • Eois planetaria planetaria
  • Eois planetaria albimacula (Dognin, 1911)
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References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eois planetaria (Warren 1907)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  2. Brehm, Gunnar; Bodner, Florian; Strutzenberger, Patrick; Hünefeld, Frank; Fiedler, Konrad (November 1, 2011). "Neotropical Eois (Lepidoptera: Geometridae): Checklist, Biogeography, Diversity, and Description Patterns". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 104 (6). doi:10.1603/AN10050.
  3. Novitates Zoologicae


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