Melanchroia

Melanchroia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Melanchroia

Melanchroia is a genus of moths in the family of diurnal neotropical moths, Geometridae, and subfamily Ennominae. The genus was proposed by Jakob Hübner in 1819. Its species can be found from the southeastern United States[1] to Argentina.[2]

Species

Cladogram according to Catalogue of Life:[3]

Melanchroia 

Melanchroia astigma

Melanchroia aterea

Melanchroia carbonaria

Melanchroia cephise

Melanchroia chephise

Melanchroia corvaria

Melanchroia cymodegma

Melanchroia expositata

Melanchroia fumosa

Melanchroia geometroides

Melanchroia mors

Melanchroia pylotis

Melanchroia quadripuncta

Melanchroia regnatrix

Melanchroia subnotata

Melanchroia tepens

Melanchroia vazquezae

Melanchroia venata

References

  1. "White-tipped Black, Melanchroia crephise (Stoll, 1782)" (in inglês). Texasento.net. October 22, 2009. p. 1.
  2. "Melanchroia aterea" (in Spanish). EcoRegistros.org. p. 1.


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