Chlororithra

Chlororithra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Geometrinae
Genus:
Butler, 1889
Type species
Chlororithra fea
Butler, 1889

Chlororithra is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1889.

Species

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

  1. ^ 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.