Axinoptera anticostalis

Axinoptera anticostalis is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Hong Kong, southern China, Taiwan, the Ryukyu Islands, mainland Japan, north-eastern India and Bhutan.[2]

Axinoptera anticostalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Axinoptera
Species:
A. anticostalis
Binomial name
Axinoptera anticostalis
Galsworthy, 1999[1][failed verification]

The length of the forewings is about 7 mm for both males and females. The ground colour of the wings is grey.

The larvae possibly feed on Glochidion species.

References

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  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Axinoptera Hampson 1893". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on August 13, 2017.
  2. ^ Galsworthy, A.C., 1999: New and revised eupitheciine species (Geometridae, Larentiinae) from Hong Kong and South East Asia. Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan 50(3): 223-234. Abstract and full article: [1].