Gnamptopteryx
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Genus: | Gnamptopteryx Hampson, 1893
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Species: | G. perficita
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Gnamptopteryx perficita Walker, 1858
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Gnamptopteryx is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae erected by George Hampson in 1893.[1] Its only species, Gnamptopteryx perficita, was first described by Francis Walker in 1858.[2] It is found in India, Sri Lanka,[3] and Taiwan.[4]
The Taiwan population is classified as a subspecies - Gnamptopteryx perficita cymatia (Hampson, 1902).[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Gnamptopteryx". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ "Species Details: Gnamptopteryx perficita Walker, 1858". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
- ^ "Gnamptopteryx perficita subsp. cymatia (Hampson, 1902)". Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Gnamptopteryx perficita ssp. cymatia Hampson, 1902". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2019.