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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Maxates |
| Species: | M. acutissima
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| Binomial name | |
| Maxates acutissima (Walker, 1861)
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Two subspecies are recognized.[2]
- Maxates acutissima goniaria Felder, 1875
- Maxates acutissima perplexata Prout, 1933
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Species Details: Gelasma acutissima Walker, 1861". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
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