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Platypepla deformis (Warren, 1909)

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Higher taxa: Geometridae (family)/  Ennominae (subfamily)/  Macariini (tribe)/  Platypepla (genus)/ 
Status:Synonym, the accepted name is Platypepla spurcata
Authorship:(Warren, 1909)
Citation:Epigynopteryx deformis spec. nov.
Original genus:Epigynopteryx
Publication:Warren W. 1909b. New species of Uraniidae and geometridae from the Aethiopian region.
Journal:Novitates Zoologicae
Volume:16
Issue:
Pagination:120–121
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2996010
Taxonomic note:

A junior subjective synonym of Heterolocha spurcata Warren, 1897; synonymized by M. Krüger (2001a: 63).

Krüger M. 2001a. A revision of the tribe Macariini (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae) of Africa, Madagascar and Arabia.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Platypepla deformis (Warren, 1909) Holotype ♀ NHMUK Holotype ♀, genitalia slide Geometridae 11636♀, NHMUK. South Africa South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Natal, Durban, leg. G. F. Leigh.
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