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Stüning, D. 2010: Two new species of the Plutodes costatus group from the Philippenes and Indonesia (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae). Bonner zoologische Beiträge 57 (1): 75–83.
OD: Plutodes warreni Prout. 1923. The Annals & Magazine of Natural History. (9) XI. Pg. 322.
Plutodes costatus versus Plutodes warreni
Plutodes warreni has
Paler colour
FW Yellowish triangle at costa at end of ante-medial line, larger.
FW Yellowish triangle at costa at post-medial, generally smaller, but variable
HW Apical patch separated from ground colour by indendated or sinuous dark line.
Underside more weakly marked; FW oblique dark central line almost obsolete.
Stüning, D. 2010: Two new species of the Plutodes costatus group from the Philippenes and Indonesia (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae). Bonner zoologische Beiträge 57 (1): 75–83.
OD: Plutodes warreni Prout. 1923. The Annals & Magazine of Natural History. (9) XI. Pg. 322.
Plutodes costatus versus Plutodes warreni
Plutodes warreni has
Paler colour
FW Yellowish triangle at costa at end of ante-medial line, larger.
FW Yellowish triangle at costa at post-medial, generally smaller, but variable
HW Apical patch separated from ground colour by indendated or sinuous dark line.
Underside more weakly marked; FW oblique dark central line almost obsolete.
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Year
2011
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