Dyspteris gigantea Herbulot

 Geometridae: Larentiinae

Host plant:

Unknown

 

 

 Photo by H. Greeney (2009)

 

 

 

 

Female (dorsal)

 

Female (ventral)

Determined by: J.S. Miller UNR/AMNH

 

LIFE HISTORY DATA

Rearing results and development time

Not reared; adult collected during the day.

Host plants

Unknown

Parasitoids

Predators

Observations and Comments

Type locality for Dyspteris gigantea: Baeza, Ecuador, 2000 m, 3-II-1975 (leg. C. Herbulot). The specimen shown bears the following label data: ECUADOR; Orellana; Río Shiripuno, Shiripuno Lodge, 26 km SE bridge on rd. from Coca, S01º06'17", W76º43'54", 230m, 5 Jan 2009, leg. H. Greeney, day-collecting (USNM).

Voucher location

Smithsonian Institution