''Epipristis nelearia'' is a
moth of the family
Geometridae first described by
Achille Guenée in 1858. It is found in China (
Hainan,
Guangxi
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),
India, the north-eastern
Himalaya, the
Philippines,
Malaysia,
Indonesia and
Australia
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.
The length of the forewings is 12–15 mm for both males and females. The wings are greyish green.
[; ; 2009: A taxonomic study of ''Epipristis'' Meyrick, 1888 from China, with descriptions of two new species (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Geometrinae). ''Zootaxa'', 2263: 31-41]
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Subspecies
*''Epipristis nelearia nelearia''
*''Epipristis nelearia accessa'' Prout, 1937
References
Pseudoterpnini
Moths described in 1858
Taxa named by Achille Guenée
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