Mimoclystia griveaudi

Mimoclystia griveaudi is a species of moth of the family Geometridae first described by Claude Herbulot in 1970. It is found in northern Madagascar.

Mimoclystia griveaudi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Subfamily:
Larentiinae
Genus:
Mimoclystia
Species:
M. griveaudi
Binomial name
Mimoclystia griveaudi
Herbulot, 1970

It looks similar to Mimoclystia acme, described by Prout in 1922, but it is bigger with larger wings and the coloration is more rose. The length of its forewings is 13.5 mm.[1]

References
  1. Herbulot, C. (1970). "Lepidoptera Geometridae Du Tsaratanana [Madagascar Nord]" (PDF). Mémoires ORSTOM (in French). 37: 157–168.


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