Apocheima

Apocheima is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825, also known as Phigalia.

"Phigalia (moth)" redirects here. The elachistid moth genus invalidly named thus by Chambers in 1880 is considered a junior synonym of Elachista.

Apocheima
Phigalia strigataria (Apocheima strigataria) male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Bistonini
Genus: Apocheima
Hübner, [1825]
Synonyms
  • Phigalia Duponchel, 1829
  • Amphidasis Stephens, 1829
  • Apochemia Stephens, 1835
  • Coniodes Hulst, 1896
  • Rhaphidodemas Hulst, 1896

Species
  • Apocheima cinerarium (Erschoff, 1874)
  • Apocheima denticulata (Hulst, 1900)
  • Apocheima djakonovi (Moltrecht, 1933)
  • Apocheima hispidaria (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) – small brindled beauty
  • Apocheima owadai Nakajima, 1994
  • Apocheima pilosaria (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) – pale brindled beauty
  • Apocheima plumogeraria (Hulst, 1888)
  • Apocheima strigataria (Minot, 1869)
  • Apocheima titea (Cramer, 1780)
  • Apocheima verecundaria Leech, 1897

References
  • Savela, Markku. "Apocheima Hübner, [1825]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 27, 2017.


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