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Acanthovalva inconspicuaria is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in southern Europe, the Near East and throughout of Africa from Morocco to South Africa.[1]

Acanthovalva inconspicuaria
female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Subfamily:	Ennominae
Genus:	Acanthovalva
Species:	A. inconspicuaria
Binomial name
Acanthovalva inconspicuaria (Hübner, 1819)
Synonyms
Geometria inconspicuaria Hübner, 1819 Acidalia cinerascens Butler, 1875 Tephrina cinnamomaria Rothschild, 1914 Selidosema osyraria Guenée, 1858 Tephrina perturbata Bastelberger, 1908 Eubolia pumicaria Lederer, 1855

A known hostplant for the larvae of this species is Acacia nilotica.[2]

References

• Hübner, J. 1796–1838. Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge. - — :i–iv, 1–194.

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