Hagnagora vittata

Hagnagora vittata
	Male
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Hagnagora
Species:	H. vittata
Binomial name
	Hagnagora vittata; (Philippi, 1859)
Synonyms
	Euclidia vittata Philippi, 1859; Phalaena ceraria Molina, 1782;

"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]

References

Sullivan, J. Bolling (2011). "Two new species of the Hagnagora anicata complex (Geometridae, Larentiinae) from Costa Rica". ZooKeys (149): 17–29. doi:10.3897/zookeys.149.2345. PMC 3234406. PMID 22207791.
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. doi:10.3897/zookeys.537.6090. PMC 4714052. PMID 26798242.

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[1] Sullivan, J. Bolling (2011). "Two new species of the Hagnagora anicata complex (Geometridae, Larentiinae) from Costa Rica". ZooKeys (149): 17–29. doi:10.3897/zookeys.149.2345. PMC 3234406. PMID 22207791.

[pensoft-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. doi:10.3897/zookeys.537.6090. PMC 4714052. PMID 26798242.