Gem Moth

Nycterosea obstipata

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae

Orthonama obstipata, the gem, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794. It is a cosmopolitan species.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

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