Derambila saponaria
Species of moth
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Derambila saponaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Achille Guenée in 1858.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] India, Sumatra and Borneo.
| Derambila saponaria | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Derambila |
| Species: | D. saponaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Derambila saponaria (Guenée, 1858) | |
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Prominent black dots are found along the wing margins.[3] The Taiwan population is sometimes classified as a subspecies[4] - Derambila saponaria fragilis Butler, 1880 or as a separate species - Derambila fragilis (Butler, 1880).[5]