Biology:Apithecia

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Short description: Monotypic genus of geometer moths

Apithecia
Apithecia viridata wilemani.jpg
Apithecia viridata wilemani
Scientific classification
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Animalia
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Apithecia

Prout, 1914
Species:
A. viridata
Binomial name
Apithecia viridata
(Moore, 1868)
Synonyms
  • Cidaria viridata Moore, 1868
  • Apithecia reliquifascia Prout, 1926
  • Apithecia wilemani Prout, 1931

Apithecia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by Prout in 1914.[1] Its only species, Apithecia viridata, described by Frederic Moore in 1868, is found in India , Nepal,[2] Bhutan, China and Taiwan.[3]

Subspecies

Subspecies include:[4]

  • Apithecia viridata viridata
  • Apithecia viridata wilemani Prout, 1931 (Taiwan)
  • Apithecia viridata reliquifascia Prout, 1926

References

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