Hagnagora vittata explained

"Hagnagora" vittata is a species of moth of the family Geometridae first described by Rodolfo Amando Philippi in 1859. It is found in Chile.

Larvae have been reported feeding on Fuchsia magellanica.[1]

Taxonomy

The species was provisionally removed from the genus Hagnagora. The wing pattern and particularly the wing shape diverge strongly from species in this genus.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Sullivan . J. Bolling . 2011 . Two new species of the Hagnagora anicata complex (Geometridae, Larentiinae) from Costa Rica . ZooKeys . 149 . 17–29 . 10.3897/zookeys.149.2345. 22207791 . 3234406 . free .
  2. Brehm . Gunnar . November 18, 2015 . Three new species of Hagnagora Druce, 1885 (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae) from Ecuador and Costa Rica and a concise revision of the genus . ZooKeys . 537 . 131–156 . 10.3897/zookeys.537.6090. 26798242 . 4714052 . free .

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