Chlororithra

Chlororithra is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1889.

Chlororithra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Subfamily:
Geometrinae
Genus:
Chlororithra

Butler, 1889
Type species
Chlororithra fea
Butler, 1889

Species

Some species of this genus are:[1]

  • Chlororithra fea Butler, 1889 (from China, Tibet, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Burma & Pakistan)
  • Chlororithra missioniaria Oberthür, 1916 (from China)

References
  1. Hongxiang, Hongmei & Li (2006). "Revision of Chlororithra Butler, 1889 (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Geometrinae)". Zootaxa. 1221: 29–39.
  • Butler, 1889. Illustrations of Typical Specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the Collection of the British Museum. 7: 22 (index), 106
  • Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Chlororithra Butler, 1889". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved April 19, 2019.


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