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Pamphlebia
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Pamphlebia

Pamphlebia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by Warren in 1897. Its only species, Pamphlebia rubrolimbraria, was first described by Achille Guenée in 1857. It is found in Sri Lanka, Borneo, Indonesia, Taiwan and Australia.

The species' wingspan is 20 mm. Adults are greenish with narrow brown margins to their wings. The caterpillar is a minor pest of Oryza sativa (Asian rice).

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3 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Pamphlebia rubrolimbraria

speciesPamphlebia rubrolimbraria

Pamphlebia rotunda

speciesPamphlebia rotunda

Pamphlebia zebrinata

speciesPamphlebia zebrinata

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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 736251.