Problepsis ocellata is a moth of the family Geometridae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Problepsis |
| Species: | P. ocellata
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| Problepsis ocellata (Frivaldszky, 1845)[1]
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Distribution
editIt is found in Andorra, Greece, Crete, Cyprus, Turkey and the Near East.[2]
Description
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Problepsis ocellata ♂ -
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Problepsis ocellata ♀ -
Problepsis ocellata ♀ △
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Biology
editThe larvae feed on Olea europaea.[3]
Subspecies
edit- Problepsis ocellata ocellata
- Problepsis ocellata cinerea (Butler, 1886)
References
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- ^ Sihvonen, Pasi (April 1, 2005). "Phylogeny and classification of the Scopulini moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Sterrhinae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 143 (4): 473–530. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00153.x.
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ lepiforum.de
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