Antimimistis attenuata

Antimimistis attenuata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Antimimistis
Species: A. attenuata
Binomial name
Antimimistis attenuata
(Moore, 1887)[1]
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia attenuata Moore, 1887
  • Antimimistis attenuata melamphaes Prout, 1958

Antimimistis attenuata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Sri Lanka, north-eastern Himalaya, Borneo, Sulawesi, Seram and New Guinea. Records from Queensland refer to Antimimistis illaudata which is sometimes listed as a synonym of Antimimistis attenuata.

The wings are dark blackish brown, with a some finely paler fasciae.[2]

References

  1. "Home of Ichneumonoidea". Taxapad. Dicky Sick Ki Yu. 1997–2012. Retrieved 2013. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  2. The Moths of Borneo
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