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Issue: Vol. 5785 No. 2: 30 Mar. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-03-30
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5785.2.8
Page range: 373-381
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A new species of the genus Amoebotricha Warren, 1901 (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Larentiinae) from China

Shanghai Pudong Youth & Children’s Center; Shanghai; 200125; China.
Shanghai Pudong Youth & Children’s Center; Shanghai; 200125; China.
Shanghai Pudong Youth & Children’s Center; Shanghai; 200125; China.; Shanghai Qingliu Middle School; Shanghai; 200126; China.
Lepidoptera Amoebotricha new species morphology taxonomy Zhejiang China

Abstract

A new species of the genus Amoebotricha Warren, 1901 (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Larentiinae), Amoebotricha albiapicalis sp. nov., is described from Zhejiang Prov., China. The male and female adults, genitalia, habitat, and distribution are illustrated. The new species is compared with A. hiemalis Inoue, 1989 and A. grataria (Leech, 1891).

 

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How to Cite

Kang, J., Zhang, N. & Teng, J. (2026) A new species of the genus Amoebotricha Warren, 1901 (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Larentiinae) from China. Zootaxa, 5785 (2), 373–381. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5785.2.8