Drepanogynis insciata
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Drepanogynis |
| Species: | D. insciata |
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| Drepanogynis insciata (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875) | |
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Drepanogynis insciata is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to the Western Cape in South Africa.[1]
History
Drepanogynis insciata was thought to be extinct for 147 years since 1879, where the species was known only from two specimens. Between 2020 and 2023, 13 specimens were recorded on iNaturalist.[2]
References
- ↑ Sihvonen, Pasi; Lee, Kyung Min; Söderholm, Max; Rajaei, Hossein; Hausmann, Axel; Staude, Hermann S. (2025-12-02). "Drepanogynis insciata (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875), a South African geometrid moth lost to science rediscovered after more than 140 years (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Ennominae)". ZooKeys (1261): 261–276. Bibcode:2025ZooK.1261..261S. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1261.171904. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 12690384. PMID 41383654.
- ↑ Fräßdorf, Doreen (2026-02-19). "Moth Drepanogynis insciata rediscovered after 147 years". Retrieved 2026-07-18.