Chesias

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Chesias
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Chesias rufata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Chesiadini
Genus: Chesias
Treitschke, 1825

Chesias is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae described by Treitschke in 1825. [1]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Chesias Treitschke, 1825". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 24, 2019.