Acanthovalva is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae described by Martin Krüger in 2001.
| Acanthovalva | |
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| Female Acanthovalva inconspicuaria | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Tribe: | Macariini |
| Genus: | Acanthovalva Krüger, 2001 |
| Type species | |
| Aphilopota inconspicuaria (Hübner, 1819)
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Species
editSome species of this genus are:[1]
- Acanthovalva bilineata (Warren, 1895)
- Acanthovalva capensis Krüger, 2001
- Acanthovalva focularia (Geyer, 1837)
- Acanthovalva inconspicuaria (Hübner, 1819)
- Acanthovalva itremo Krüger, 2001
- Acanthovalva magna Krüger, 2001
References
edit- Krüger, M. (2001). "A revision of the tribe Macariini (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae) of Africa, Madagascar and Arabia". Bulletin of the Natural History Museum. 70(1): 1–502.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Acanthovalva Krüger, 2001". Afromoths. Retrieved March 31, 2019.