Lophophelma iterans explained

Lophophelma iterans is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Louis Beethoven Prout in 1926. It is found in China (Guangxi, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Henan, Fujian, Sichuan, Hubei, Gansu, Hunan, Jiangxi, Hainan, Shaanxi) and Taiwan.^[1]

The wingspan is 50–65 mm.^[2]

Subspecies

• Lophophelma iterans iterans (China: Hubei, Hunan, Gansu, Guangxi, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Fujian, Henan, Hainan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Shaanxi)
• Lophophelma iterans onerosus (Inoue, 1970) (Taiwan)

Notes and References

1. http://data.sp2000.cn/2012_cnnode_e/show_species_details.php?name_code=1fa597c0-7c46-4718-aec7-dbd597e5d9b1 Catalogue of Life - China Node
2. Web site: 明線垂耳尺蛾 Pachyodes iterans onerosus (Inoue) 1970 . zh:驚奇山行 . Surprise mountain line . December 9, 2010 . April 16, 2019.