Lophosis is a monotypic geometrid moth genus (family Geometridae). Its only species, Lophosis labeculata, the stained lophosis, is found in North America. Both the genus and species were first described by George Duryea Hulst, the genus in 1896 and the species in 1887.[1][2][3][4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Lophosis Hulst, 1896 |
| Species: | L. labeculata
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| Binomial name | |
| Lophosis labeculata (Hulst, 1887)
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References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku. "Lophosis labeculata (Hulst, 1887)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ McLeod, Robin (6 May 2006). "Genus Lophosis". BugGuide. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ "Lophosis Hulst, 1896". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ "Lophosis Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
Further reading
edit- Scoble, Malcolm J., ed. (1999). Geometrid Moths of the World: A Catalogue (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 0643063048.
- Arnett, Ross H. (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
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