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Doratoptera nicevillei
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Doratoptera nicevillei

Doratoptera nicevillei is a species of moth in the family Geometridae native to India (Sikkim) and Bhutan, first described by George Francis Hampson in 1895.

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Description

It is a large moth with a wingspan of 60mm, a pale ochre color and a brownish head. Both wings are moderately robust, very glossy, and whitish-ochre in color. The forewing has pale golden-brown streaks on the costal margin, veins, and intercostal spaces, which become finer at the folds.

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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 244255.