Maxates acutissima is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is found in India and Sri Lanka.[1]

Maxates acutissima
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Maxates
Species:
M. acutissima
Binomial name
Maxates acutissima
(Walker, 1861)
Synonyms
  • Gelasma acutissima Walker, 1861
  • Thalera acutissima Walker, 1861

Two subspecies are recognized.[2]

  • Maxates acutissima goniaria Felder, 1875
  • Maxates acutissima perplexata Prout, 1933

References

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  1. ^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
  2. ^ "Species Details: Gelasma acutissima Walker, 1861". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 17 March 2018.