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Published November 8, 2023 | Version v1
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Eulithis testata

  • 1. Federal Scientific Center of the East Asia Terrestrial Biodiversity, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, Russia.
  • 2. Sakhalin Territory Department of Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring, Sakhalinskaya oblast, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia.

Description

Key to Eulithis testata and Eulithis achatinellaria by wing pattern

1. On forewing on upper side apical white oblique stroke (a remnant of the submarginal line) does not touch postmedial line, if (rarely) touches, it is reaches vein M2; on underside postmedial line vein M2 is straight. On hindwing on upper side submarginal line is almost smooth or slightly wavy, on underside—smooth................................... E. testata (Fig. 36).

- On forewing on upper side apical white oblique stroke is merged with the postmedial line at vein M1; on underside postmedial line before vein M2 is arched inward. On the hindwing on upper and under sides the submarginal line is distinctly toothed on veins M3-Cu2.................................................................... E. achatinellaria (Fig. 35).

Notes

Published as part of Beljaev, Еvgeniy A. & Titova, Olga L., 2023, New data on geometroid moths (Lepidoptera: Geometroidea: Uraniidae and Geometridae) from Sakhalin and Moneron islands with notes on their taxonomy distribution and ecology, pp. 1-41 in Zootaxa 5369 (1) on page 20, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5369.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10147411

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Geometridae
Genus
Eulithis
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Lepidoptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Linnaeus
Species
testata
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Eulithis testata (Linnaeus, 1761) sec. Beljaev & Titova, 2023