Pityeja
| Pityeja | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Subfamily: | Ennominae |
| Genus: | Pityeja Walker, 1861 |
| Species | |
|
2, see text | |
Pityeja is a neotropical moth genus in the family Geometridae.[1][2]
Pityeja have relatively conspicuous wing patterns, which probably led to overestimation of their species richness in the past.[2]
Species
- Pityeja histrionaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1853)
- Pityeja nazada (Druce, 1892)[2]
References
- ↑ "Pityeja". Butterflies and Moths of the World: Generic Names and their Type-species. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- 1 2 3 Scoble, M. J. (1994). "A taxonomic revision of the genera Phrygionis Hübner and Pityeja Walker (Geometridae: Ennominae, Palyadini)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 111: 99–160. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1994.tb01480.x.
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