Idaea tornivestis (Prout L.B., 1932)
FAMILY | Geometridae |
SUBFAMILY | Sterrhinae |
GENUS | Idaea |
SPECIES | tornivestis |
AUTHOR | (Prout L.B., 1932) |
ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Sterrha tornivestis sp. n. |
TYPE LOCALITY | [Kenya], Nairobi, 28.iv.1928, leg. G. H. E. Hopkins. |
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | Latitude: -1°17'40" Longitude: 36°49'31" |
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Holotype ♂, BMNH. |
STATUS | Species |
PUBLICATION | Prout L. B. 1932c. New genera and species of Sterrhinae (Fam. Geometridae). - Novitates Zoologicae 37(2):229–251. |
PAGINATION | 249 |
Species pictures


Species Distribution
COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
Ghana | Fletcher D. S. 1958b. Ruwenzori Expedition 1952. – Geometridae. - Ruwenzori Expedition 1952 1(6):77–176. | 99 | |
Kenya | Prout L. B. 1932c. New genera and species of Sterrhinae (Fam. Geometridae). - Novitates Zoologicae 37(2):229–251. | 249 | |
Malawi | Prout L. B. 1932c. New genera and species of Sterrhinae (Fam. Geometridae). - Novitates Zoologicae 37(2):229–251. | 249 | |
Uganda | Fletcher D. S. 1958b. Ruwenzori Expedition 1952. – Geometridae. - Ruwenzori Expedition 1952 1(6):77–176. | 99 |
Host Plants
Unknown