''Aplogompha angusta'' is a

Neotropical The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropical terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperate zone. Definition In bi ...

geometer moth The geometer moths are moths belonging to the family (biology), family Geometridae of the insect order (biology), order Lepidoptera, the moths and butterflies. Their scientific name derives from the Ancient Greek ''geo'' γεω (derivative for ...

species of the subfamily

Ennominae Ennominae is the largest subfamily of the geometer moth family (Geometridae) with some 9,700 described species in 1,100 genera. They are usually a fairly small moths, though some (such as the peppered moth) grow to be considerably large. This s ...

. It is found in

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. The

wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan ...

is about 23 mm for males and 21 mm for females. Adults are similar to ''

Aplogompha costimaculata ''Aplogompha'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. Species *'' Aplogompha angusta'' Dyar, 1914 *'' Aplogompha argentilinea'' Schaus, 1911 *'' Aplogompha aurifera'' Thierry-Mieg, 1904 *'' Aplogompha chotaria'' Schaus, 1898 *'' Aplogomph ...

'', but the forewings of the males are long and narrow and the hindwings are moderate (not broadly expanded), while the basal two-thirds of both wings below are washed with yellowish. Females are pale brown above, but with the markings of the males on both sides.''Proceedings of the United States National Museum'' 47 (2050): 238

References

Moths described in 1914 Ennominae Moths of Central America {{Ennominae-stub