Gnamptopteryx

Gnamptopteryx is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae erected by George Hampson in 1893.^[1] Its only species, Gnamptopteryx perficita, was first described by Francis Walker in 1858.^[2] It is found in India, Sri Lanka,^[3] and Taiwan.^[4]

Gnamptopteryx
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Subfamily:	Larentiinae
Genus:	Gnamptopteryx Hampson, 1893
Species:	G. perficita
Binomial name
Gnamptopteryx perficita Walker, 1858

The Taiwan population is classified as a subspecies - Gnamptopteryx perficita cymatia (Hampson, 1902).^[5]