''Pasiphila derasata'' is a species of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
in the family
Geometridae
The geometer moths are moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyleti ...
. It is found in Africa, south of the Sahara, including the Islands of the Atlantic Ocean (
Cabo Verde
Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country and archipelagic state of West Africa in the central Atlantic Ocean, consisting of ten volcanic islands with a combined land area of about . These islands ...
) and the island of the Indian Ocean.
The wingspan of this moth is about . The edge of the forewings of the males have a convex shape that makes it easy to distinguish them from the females.
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derasata
Moths described in 1905
Moths of Cape Verde
Moths of Madagascar
Moths of Mauritius
Moths of Réunion
Moths of Africa
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