Gymnoscelis daniloi

Gymnoscelis daniloi is a moth in the family Geometridae. It occurs on the island of Fogo, Cape Verde. The type location is Portela, Chã das Caldeiras, elevation 1720m.[2] The species was first described in 2009.[2]

Gymnoscelis daniloi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Gymnoscelis
Species:
G. daniloi
Binomial name
Gymnoscelis daniloi
Hausmann, 2009[1]

Description

The wingspan is 18–20 millimetres (0.71–0.79 in). The ground colour is pale brown to brown. Both wings have numerous undulate blackish transverse lines.[2]

Etymology

The species is named for Eurico Danilo Montrond, a friend of the discoverer of the species, Eyjolf Aistleitner.[2]

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Gymnoscelis Mabille 1868". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 27 July 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  2. Hausmann, A. (2009). "New and interesting geometrid moths from the Cape Verde islands (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)". SHILAP, Revista de Lepidopterologia. 37 (146): 241–247.


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