Agriopis marginaria ab. fuscata
(Dotted Border - Melanic Form)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
AberrationAgriopis marginaria ab. fuscata (Dotted Border - Melanic Form)
SpeciesAgriopis marginaria (Dotted Border)
GenusAgriopis (a genus of geometrid moths)
TribeBistonini (a tribe of moths)
SubfamilyENNOMINAE (a subfamily of moths)
FamilyGEOMETRIDAE (geometrids, carpets, pugs and loopers)
SuperfamilyGEOMETROIDEA (butterfly moths)
CladeMacrolepidoptera (macro-moths)
CladeObtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Agriopis marginaria ab. fuscata (Dotted Border - Melanic Form) :
1: Agriopis marginaria ab. fuscata (Dotted Border - Melanic Form)
15 Mar 2004 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Melanic form, in Heath trap 14/15 March 2004
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Agriopis marginaria ab. fuscata (Dotted Border - Melanic Form) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Agriopis marginaria ab. fuscata (Dotted Border - Melanic Form)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Agriopis marginaria ab. fuscata (Dotted Border - Melanic Form)
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