Bytharia

Bytharia is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Francis Walker in 1865. The species which are relatively large for subfamily Sterrhinae and are characterized by pale yellow wings with uniform gray margins and, on the forewing, gray along the costa.[1]

Bytharia
Bytharia uniformis in Mount Trusmadi, Borneo, lowland mixed dipterocarp forest
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Bytharia

Walker, 1865
Type species
Bytharia marginata Walker, 1864
Synonyms
  • Longipalpa Pagenstecher, 1900
  • Silvaspica Schultze, 1925

Species

  • Bytharia angusticincta Prout, 1920
  • Bytharia atrimargo Warren, 1896
  • Bytharia baletensis Schultze, 1925
  • Bytharia circumdata Swinhoe, 1902
  • Bytharia circumducta Pagenstecher, 1900
  • Bytharia latimargo Warren
  • Bytharia lucida Warren, 1899
  • Bytharia marginata Walker, 1864
  • Bytharia uniformis Swinhoe, 1902

References

  1. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Bytharia Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved May 26, 2019.


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