Heterolocha
Appearance
| Heterolocha | |
|---|---|
| Heterolocha marginata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Heterolocha Lederer, 1853 |
Heterolocha is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae (geometer moths).
Taxonomy
[edit]The genus was described in 1853 by Julius Lederer, an Austrian entomologist who specializes in the study of lepidoterans.[1]
Species
[edit]The genus contains numerous species. They are listed below:
- Heterolocha aristonaria (Walker, 1860)
- Heterolocha arizana Wileman, 1910
- Heterolocha biplagiata Bastelberger, 1909
- Heterolocha coccinea Inoue, 1976
- Heterolocha declinata Prout, 1928[2]
- Heterolocha falconaria (Walker, 1866)
- Heterolocha hypoleuca Hampson, 1907
- Heterolocha laminaria (Herrich-Schäffer, [1852])
- Heterolocha lilacina (Bastelberger, 1909)
- Heterolocha lonicerae Prout, 1926
- Heterolocha marginata Wileman, 1910
- Heterolocha patalata Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
- Heterolocha phoenicotaeniata (Kollar, 1844)
- Heterolocha polymorpha West, 1929
- Heterolocha polymorphoides Holloway, 1993
- Heterolocha pyreniata (Walker, 1866)
- Heterolocha sabulosa (Bastelberger, 1909)
- Heterolocha stulta (Butler, 1879)
- Heterolocha subroseata Warren, 1894
- Heterolocha taiwana Wileman, 1910
References
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- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Heterolocha Lederer, 1853". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ↑ "Heterolocha declinata". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2026-09-01.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Geometridae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.