Platypepla spurcata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Geometroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Cladus: Macroheterocera Superfamilia: Geometroidea

Familia: Geometridae
Subfamilia: Ennominae
Tribus: Macariini
Genus: Platypepla
Species: Platypepla spurcata

Name

Platypepla spurcata (Warren, 1897)

Type locality: South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Natal, Weenen.

Holotype: BMNH. female ♀. abdomen missing.

Synonymy

• Heterolocha spurcata Warren, 1897: 118 (original combination)
• Platypepla spurcata (Warren):
• Epigynopteryx deformis Warren, 1909: 120
  • Type locality:South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Natal, Durban.
    • Holotype: BMNH. female ♀. legit G.F. Leigh. genitalia slide Geometridae 11636♀.
• Platypepla nudaria Warren, 1900: 96
  • Type locality: South Africa..
    • Holotype: BMNH. male ♂.

References

Primary references

• Warren, W. 1897. New genera and species of moths from the Old-World regions in the Tring Museum. Novitates Zoologicae 4: 12–130. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Warren, W. 1900. New genera and species of Thyrididae and Geometridae from Africa. Novitates Zoologicae 7: 90–98. Reference page. 
• Warren, W. 1909a. New species of Uraniidae and geometridae from the Aethiopian region. Novitates Zoologicae 16: 110–122. Reference page.