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| Pityeja | |
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| P. histrionaria, Ecuador | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Tribe: | Ourapterygini |
| Genus: | Pityeja Walker, 1861 |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Pityeja is a Neotropical moth genus in the family Geometridae erected by Francis Walker in 1861.[2][3]
Pityeja have relatively conspicuous wing patterns, which probably led to overestimation of their species richness in the past.[3]
Species
[edit]- Pityeja histrionaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1853)
- Pityeja nazada (Druce, 1892)[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Scoble, Malcolm J., ed. (1999). Geometrid Moths of the World: A Catalogue (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). Vol. 2. CSIRO Publishing. p. 761. doi:10.1163/9789004542020. ISBN 064306303X.
- ↑ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Pityeja Walker, 1861". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
- 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 (2): 99–160. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1994.tb01480.x.
External links
[edit]- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Geometridae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
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