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Hypocoela tornifusca

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Hypocoela tornifusca
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Hypocoela
Species:
H. tornifusca
Binomial name
Hypocoela tornifusca
Herbulot, 1970

Hypocoela tornifusca is a species of moth of the family Geometridae first described by Claude Herbulot in 1970.[1] It is found in northern Madagascar. where it is known from the high altitudes of the Massif du Tsaratanana.[2]

Its wings are yellowish-green with brown stains. The length of its forewings is 18 mm (0.71 in).[3]

References

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  1. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Hypocoela tornifusca Herbulot, 1970". Afromoths. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  2. ^ "Hypocoela subfulva Warren, 1897". African Moths.
  3. ^ C. Herbulot (1970). "Lépidoptères Geometridae du Tsaratanana - Mission dans le Massif du Tsaratanana" (PDF). Mémoires ORSTORM (in French). 37: 160, pl. 13, Fig.1.