Narthecusa tenuiorata is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1862. This species is found from Sierra Leone to Angola.[1]

Narthecusa tenuiorata
Narthecusa tenuiorata ssp. nachtigalli
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Narthecusa
Species:
N. tenuiorata
Binomial name
Narthecusa tenuiorata
Walker, 1862
Synonyms
  • Endropia nachtigalii Dewitz, 1881
  • Negla iturina Bethune-Baker, 1909
  • Feronia zerenaria Mabille, 1879
  • Negla nudalla Bethune-Baker, 1913

Subspecies

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  • Narthecusa tenuiorata perspersa L. B. Prout, 1931 (Nigeria)
  • Narthecusa tenuiorata zerenaria (Mabille, 1879) (Angola, Congo, Gabon)
  • Narthecusa tenuiorata nudalla (Bethune-Baker, 1913) (Angola)
  • Narthecusa tenuiorata melanthiata (Mabille, 1891) (Congo/Gabon)
  • Narthecusa tenuiorata tenuiorata Walker, 1862 (Ghana, Gabon, Angola)

References

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  1. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Narthecusa tenuiorata Walker, 1862". Afromoths. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
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