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Racotis squalida

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Racotis squalida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Racotis
Species:
R. squalida
Binomial name
Racotis squalida
(Butler, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Ophthalmodes squalida Butler, 1878
  • Racotis voeltzkowii Pagenstecher, 1907
  • Racotis sinuosa Warren, 1894

Racotis squalida is a species of moth of the family Geometridae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878. It is found in central, eastern and southern Africa.[1]

Subspecies

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  • Racotis squalida squalida (Butler, 1878)
  • Racotis squalida uhligi (Strand, 1909)

References

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  1. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Racotis squalida (Butler, 1878)". Afromoths. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
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