Myrteta angelica

Myrteta angelica
Male
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Myrteta
Species:
M. angelica
Binomial name
Myrteta angelica
Butler, 1881[1]

Myrteta angelica is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881. It is found in Japan, China and Taiwan.

The wingspan is 34–40 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Styrax species.[3]

References

  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
  2. ^ Japanese Moths
  3. ^ Savela, Markku. "Myrteta angelica Butler, 1881". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 13, 2019.


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