Scintillithex

Scintillithex
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Scintillithex
Holloway, 1997
Species: S. glaucisparsa
Binomial name
Scintillithex glaucisparsa
(Moore, 1887)[1]
Synonyms
  • Propithex glaucisparsa Prout, 1932
  • Propithex glaucisparsa scintillulata Prout, 1941

Scintillithex is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae. It contains only one species, Scintillithex glaucisparsa, which is found on Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia.

The forewings are a dark maroon-brown with sharply defined bands suffused with bluish grey. The hindwings are paler grey-brown.[2]

Subspecies

References

  1. "Home of Ichneumonoidea". Taxapad. Dicky Sick Ki Yu. 1997–2012. Retrieved 2013. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  2. The Moths of Borneo
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