Chlororithra
Appearance
Chlororithra | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Subfamily: | Geometrinae |
Genus: | Chlororithra Butler, 1889 |
Type species | |
Chlororithra fea Butler, 1889
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Chlororithra is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1889.
Species
[edit]Some species of this genus are:[1]
- Chlororithra fea Butler, 1889 (from China, Tibet, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Burma & Pakistan)
- Chlororithra fea missioniaria (subspecies of fea) Oberthür, 1916 (from China)
References
[edit]- ^ Hongxiang, Hongmei & Li (2006). "Revision of Chlororithra Butler, 1889 (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Geometrinae)". Zootaxa. 1221: 29–39.
- Butler, 1889. Illustrations of Typical Specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the Collection of the British Museum. 7: 22 (index), 106
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Chlororithra Butler, 1889". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved April 19, 2019.