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Cabera limbata
Cabera limbata is a species of geometrid moths, found in Guinea, Ghana, Ivory Coast, and Cameroon in West Africa. It belongs to the monophyletic Cabera subalba group.
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Description
Cabera limbata is a medium-sized Cabera species. The length of the forewing is 12–15 mm (0.47–0.59 in), and is broad and pointed. The hindwing resembles the forewing, but with a shorter point at anal angle. The upperside closely resembles that of Cabera toulgoeti from Madagascar. However, it differs on the basis of having smaller discal spots and a darker underside terminal color. It is the only other moth, except Cabera subalba, that has a single cornutus (spine-like structure) in the vesica. To differentiate between these two species, variations in the valvae and soccii lobes are considered, as they are much broader and larger in C. subalba, respectively. In some cases, differentiation is also done by coloration, as it is paler than C. subalba, resulting in the striations appearing bolder.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1309645.