Lophosis labeculata (Hulst, 1887) is a animal in the Geometridae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Lophosis labeculata (Hulst, 1887)

Lophosis labeculata (Hulst, 1887)

Lophosis labeculata, the stained lophosis, is the only species in the monotypic geometrid moth genus Lophosis, found in North America.

Family
Genus
Lophosis
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Lophosis labeculata (Hulst, 1887)

Lophosis is a monotypic geometrid moth genus that belongs to the family Geometridae, meaning it contains only one species. This single species is Lophosis labeculata, commonly known as the stained lophosis, which is found in North America. Both the genus Lophosis and the species Lophosis labeculata were first described by George Duryea Hulst. He described the species in 1887, and later described the genus in 1896.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Geometridae Lophosis

More from Geometridae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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