Evecliptopera is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by Inoue in 1982. Its only species, Evecliptopera decurrens, first described by Frederic Moore in 1888, is found in northern India, Nepal, south-western China, Japan, the Russian Far East and Taiwan.[1]
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| Genus: | Evecliptopera Inoue, 1982
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| Species: | E. decurrens
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The larvae feed on Akebia species.
Subspecies
edit- Evecliptopera decurrens decurrens (India, Nepal, China)
- Evecliptopera decurrens acreta (Prout, 1940) (Taiwan)
- Evecliptopera decurrens excurrens (Prout, 1930)
- Evecliptopera decurrens illitata (Wileman, 1911) (Japan)
- Evecliptopera decurrens insurgens (Prout, 1930)
References
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- ^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Evecliptopera Inoue, 1982". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 26, 2019.