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Gymnoscelis acutipennis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Gymnoscelis
Species:
G. acutipennis
Binomial name
Gymnoscelis acutipennis
Warren, 1902 [1]

Gymnoscelis acutipennis is a moth in the family Geometridae. It was described by William Warren in 1902. It is endemic to Kenya. [2]

Description

The species 26 millimetres (1.0 in) long with grey to green forewings. It have a very small basal patch and broad central fascia which is black in colour. Head, abdomen, and thorax are all pale green while the rings on the abdomen are black. [3]

References

  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Gymnoscelis acutipennis Warren 1902". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  2. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Gymnoscelis acutipennis Warren, 1902". Afromoths. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  3. ^ Walter Rothschild; Ernst Hartert; Jordan K (1905). "A Journal of Zoology". Novitates Zoologicae. 9: 508–509.