Phibalapteryx virgata (Hufnagel, 1767)
(Oblique Striped)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPhibalapteryx virgata (Oblique Striped)
SubfamilyLARENTIINAE (a subfamily of geometrid 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 Phibalapteryx virgata (Oblique Striped) :
1: Phibalapteryx virgata (Oblique Striped)
23 May 1970 OSGR: TL78 52° 20’ N, 0° 30’ E Vice County: West Suffolk (VC 26) England

Male

Image 1: Dorsal view - enlargedImage 2: Lateral view - wings together - enlarged

Phibalapteryx virgata (Oblique Striped) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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