Problepsis ocellata

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Problepsis ocellata is a moth of the family Geometridae.

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
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Problepsis ocellata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Problepsis
Species:
P. ocellata
Binomial name
Problepsis ocellata
(Frivaldszky, 1845)[1]
Synonyms
  • Caloptera ocellata Frivaldsky, 1845
  • Argyris ommatophoraria Guenee, 1857
  • Argyris cinerea Butler, 1886
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Distribution

It is found in Andorra, Greece, Crete, Cyprus, Turkey and the Near East.[2]

Description

Biology

The larvae feed on Olea europaea.[3]

Subspecies

  • Problepsis ocellata ocellata
  • Problepsis ocellata cinerea (Butler, 1886)

References

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