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Doratoptera nicevillei
Scientific classification edit
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Binomial name
Template:Taxonomy/DoratopteraDoratoptera nicevillei
Hampson, 1895

Doratoptera nicevillei is a species of moth in the family Geometridae native to India (Sikkim)[1] and Bhutan,[2] first described by George Francis Hampson in 1895.

Description

It is a large moth with a wingspan of 60mm, a pale ochre color and a brownish head.[3] Both wings are moderately robust, very glossy, and whitish-ochre in color. The forewing has pale golden-brown streaks on the costal margin, veins, and intercostal spaces, which become finer at the folds.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Tocchawng, Lalsiampuii; Smetacek, Peter (2019-12-31). "New Record of Doratoptera nicevillei (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae) in Mizoram, India". Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society: 140–141. doi:10.17087/jbnhs/2019/v116/132659. ISSN 2454-1095.
  2. ↑ Scoble, Malcolm J. (2023-03-20). Geometrid Moths of the World: A Catalogue: Volume 1. BRILL. p. 5. ISBN 978-90-04-54200-6.
  3. ↑ Hampson, George Francis (1895). Moths. Taylor & Francis. p. 138.
  4. ↑ Seitz, Adalbert (1912). The Macrolepidoptera of the World: A Systematic Description of the Hitherto Known Macrolepidoptera, in Collaboration with Well-known Specialists. A. Kernan. p. 30.