Geodena disticta

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Geometroidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Superphylum: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Mandibulata 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
Genus: Geodena
Species: Geodena disticta

[Note: Careful not to confuse with Diomea disticta Bethune-Baker, 1909: 435].

Geodena disticta Bethune-Baker, 1909.

Type locality: Uganda, Entebbe.

Typus: Syntypes: Males ♂ NHMUK, "Ochse M".
Note:, 1 specimen labeled type, may be defined as holotype or possibly better as lectotype. PHOTOS

Soloe disticta Bethune-Baker, 1909: 429. (Original combination) (As "Hypsidae" = Erebidae/Aganainae)
Euproctis disticta (Bethune-Baker, 1909). (See Lepindex under "Erebidae, Lymantriinae")
Geodena disticta (Bethune-Baker, 1909). (See Lepindex under "Geometridae, Ennominae"); Scoble, 1999: 396.

Bethune-Baker, G.T. 1909. Descriptions of new African Lepidoptera. Annals and Magazine of Natural History [Ser.8] 3(17): 422−437. BHL Reference page.
Scoble, M.J. 1999. [Ed.] Geometrid Moths of the World. A Catalog (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). Volume 1. Apollo Books (=Brill). ISBN 0643063021 Reference page.