Myrteta angelica

Myrteta angelica is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881. It is found in Japan, China and Taiwan.

Myrteta angelica
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Myrteta
Species:
M. angelica
Binomial name
Myrteta angelica
Butler, 1881[1]

The wingspan is 34–40 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Styrax species.[3]

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
  2. Japanese Moths
  3. Savela, Markku. "Myrteta angelica Butler, 1881". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 13, 2019.


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