Aperusia

Aperusia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Subfamily:	Larentiinae
Genus:	Aperusia; Warren, 1905

Last updated May 18, 2019

Aperusia is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae described by Warren in 1905.^[1]^[2]

A genus is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, as well as viruses, in biology. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus.

Moths comprise a group of insects related to butterflies, belonging to the order Lepidoptera. Most lepidopterans are moths, and there are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species.

Family is one of the eight major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy; it is classified between order and genus. A family may be divided into subfamilies, which are intermediate ranks between the ranks of family and genus. The official family names are Latin in origin; however, popular names are often used: for example, walnut trees and hickory trees belong to the family Juglandaceae, but that family is commonly referred to as being the "walnut family".

Species

Aperusia albifascia Dognin, 1918
Aperusia punctistriata Warren, 1905

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References

↑ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Aperusia Warren, 1905". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Aperusia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 17, 2019.

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[1] Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Aperusia Warren, 1905". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved May 17, 2019.

[2] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Aperusia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 17, 2019.