Derambila saponaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Achille Guenée in 1858.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] India, Sumatra and Borneo.
Derambila saponaria | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Derambila |
Species: | D. saponaria |
Binomial name | |
Derambila saponaria (Guenée, 1858) | |
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Prominent black dots are found along the wing margins.[3] The Taiwan population is sometimes classified as a subspecies[4] - Derambila saponaria fragilis Butler, 1880 or as a separate species - Derambila fragilis (Butler, 1880).[5]
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