Hyalornis docta

(Hyalornis docta)

Description

Hyalornis docta is a moth of the family Geometridae described by William Schaus and W. G. Clements in 1893. It is found in Cameroon, Nigeria, Gabon and Sierra Leone.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

Family:Geometridae

Genus:Hyalornis

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