| Metallolophia vitticosta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Metallolophia |
| Species: | M. vitticosta |
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| Metallolophia vitticosta (Walker, 1860) | |
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Metallolophia vitticosta is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1860. It is found on Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo. The habitat consists of lowland forests and lower montane forests.
Adults are uniform brown with a pale zone along the forewing costa.
References
- Pitkin, Linda M.; Han, Hongxiang; James, Shayleen (June 11, 2007). "Moths of the tribe Pseudoterpnini (Geometridae: Geometrinae): a review of the genera" (PDF). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 150 (2): 334–412. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00287.x. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012.
- Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Metallolophia vitticosta Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
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