Epigynopteryx maeviaria

Epigynopteryx maeviaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in subtropical Africa and is known from Angola, Congo, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.^[1]

Epigynopteryx maeviaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Epigynopteryx
Species:	E. maeviaria
Binomial name
Epigynopteryx maeviaria (Guenée, 1858))
Synonyms
Aspilates maevaria Guenée, 1858 Paracrocota triseriata Bastelberger, 1907

The basic colour of this species is dirty light ochreous-yellow, sprayed with black. Its wingspan is 27 millimetres (1.1 in) and they are crossed with a large brown stripe.^[2]

Subspecies

• Epigynopteryx maeviaria maeviaria (Guenée, 1858) - from Congo and South Africa
• Epigynopteryx maeviaria triseriata (Bastelberger, 1907) - from Kenya, Congo and Tanzania