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Conolophia nigripuncta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Conolophia
Species:	C. nigripuncta
Binomial name
Conolophia nigripuncta (Hampson, 1891)
Synonyms
Gamoruna nigripuncta Hampson, 1891

Conolophia nigripuncta is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by George Hampson in 1891. It is found in Sri Lanka, the Indian subregion, Myanmar, Indochina and Borneo.

Adults are easily distinguishable by the combination of an oblique postmedial and distal subdorsal black disc on forewings. One subspecies is recognized - Conolophia nigripuncta rudis found in Borneo.

References

1. "Species Details: Conolophia nigripuncta Hampson, 1891". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
2. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
3. "Conolophia nigripuncta Hampson". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
4. "Infraspecific Taxon Details: Conolophia nigripuncta rudis Prout, 1916". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.

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