Acauro

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Acauro
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Acauro
Rindge, 1986
Species:
A. rotundus
Binomial name
Acauro rotundus
Rindge, 1986
Specimen of Acauro CCDB-29466-D06 Acauro specimen.jpg
Specimen of Acauro

Acauro is a monotypic genus of moths in the family Geometridae, containing only the species Acauro rotundus. Both were first described in 1986 by Frederick H. Rindge. [1] It is known from central and southern Chile, at altitudes between 400 and 700 meters. [2]

References

  1. Scoble, Malcolm J. (20 March 2023). Geometrid Moths of the World: A Catalogue: Volume 1. BRILL. p. 13. ISBN   978-90-04-54200-6 . Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  2. Rindge, Frederick H. (1986). "Generic descriptions of New World Lithinini (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). American Museum novitates; no. 2838". American Museum Novitates (2838): 46–49. Retrieved 1 June 2024.