Metallolophia cineracea
| Metallolophia cineracea | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Metallolophia |
| Species: | M. cineracea |
| Binomial name | |
| Metallolophia cineracea Holloway, 1996[1] | |
Metallolophia cineracea is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found on Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia.[2] The habitat consists of lowland heath forests.
The wingspan is 15–20 mm. The upperside of the wings above has a pale grey ground colour with a uniform irroration of black scales. The underside is almost violet grey.
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- ↑ Pitkin, Linda M. ; Hongxiang Han & Shayleen James, 2007, Moths of the tribe Pseudoterpnini (Geometridae: Geometrinae): a review of the genera, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 150: 343-412. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00287.x
- ↑ The Moths of Borneo
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