Chloristola

Chloristola is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae. Its only species, Chloristola setosa, is known from Borneo and Malaysia. The type locality is Gunung Mulu National Park. Both the genus and species were first described by Jeremy Daniel Holloway in 1996.[1][2]

Chloristola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Chloristola
Holloway, 1996
Species:
C. setosa
Binomial name
Chloristola setosa
Holloway, 1996

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Chloristola Holloway, 1996". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  2. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Chloristola setosa sp. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved April 14, 2019.


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