Problepsis ocellata

Problepsis ocellata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Problepsis
Species:	P. ocellata
Binomial name
Problepsis ocellata (Frivaldszky, 1845)[1]
Synonyms
Caloptera ocellata Frivaldsky, 1845 Argyris ommatophoraria Guenee, 1857 Argyris cinerea Butler, 1886

Problepsis ocellata is a moth of the family Geometridae.

Distribution

It is found in Andorra, Greece, Crete, Cyprus, Turkey and the Near East.[2]

Description

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  Problepsis ocellata ♂
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  Problepsis ocellata ♀
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  Problepsis ocellata ♀ △

Biology

The larvae feed on Olea europaea.[3]

Subspecies

• Problepsis ocellata ocellata
• Problepsis ocellata cinerea (Butler, 1886)

References

1. Sihvonen, Pasi (April 1, 2005). "Phylogeny and classification of the Scopulini moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Sterrhinae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 143 (4): 473–530. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00153.x.
2. Fauna Europaea
3. lepiforum.de