Pitthea neavei
Species of moth
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Pitthea neavei, or Neave's highflier, is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Louis Beethoven Prout in 1915.[1] It is found in Malawi and Congo.[2]
| Pitthea neavei | |
|---|---|
| P. neavei, Piteka, North Kivu | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Pitthea |
| Species: | P. neavei |
| Binomial name | |
| Pitthea neavei (Prout, 1915) | |
| Synonyms | |
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This species has a wingspan of 37–43 mm.[3]