Gymnoscelis phoenicopus

Gymnoscelis phoenicopus is a moth in the family Geometridae. It was described by Prout in 1958. It is found on Seram, Sulawesi and Borneo.[2] The habitat consists of lower montane forests.

Gymnoscelis phoenicopus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Gymnoscelis
Species:
G. phoenicopus
Binomial name
Gymnoscelis phoenicopus
Prout, 1958[1]

The wings are uniform brown with fine black postmedials on both wings, edged finely paler distad. The forewing discal spot and antemedial line are also present.

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Gymnoscelis phoenicopus Prout 1958". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  2. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Gymnoscelis merochyta Prout". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 7 March 2019.


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