Maxates acutissima

Maxates acutissima is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is found in India and Sri Lanka.[1]

Maxates acutissima
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Maxates
Species:
M. acutissima
Binomial name
Maxates acutissima
(Walker, 1861)
Synonyms
  • Gelasma acutissima Walker, 1861
  • Thalera acutissima Walker, 1861

Two subspecies are recognized.[2]

  • Maxates acutissima goniaria Felder, 1875
  • Maxates acutissima perplexata Prout, 1933

References
  1. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.
  2. "Species Details: Gelasma acutissima Walker, 1861". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 17 March 2018.


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