Celonoptera

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Celonoptera
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Celonoptera
Lederer, 1862
Species:
C. mirificaria
Binomial name
Celonoptera mirificaria
Lederer, 1862
Synonyms [1] [2]

Generic

  • SpartaStaudinger, 1862

Specific

  • Sparta paradoxariaStaudinger, 1862

Celonoptera is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae. Its only species, Celonoptera mirificaria, is found in south-eastern Europe. Both the genus and species were first described by Julius Lederer in 1862. [3] [4] [5]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Celonoptera". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 11, 2019.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Celonoptera mirificaria". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 11, 2019.
  3. Savela, Markku. "Celonoptera Lederer, 1862". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
  4. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Celonoptera". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 11, 2019.
  5. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Celonoptera mirificaria". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 11, 2019.