Choreutis hyligenes | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Choreutidae |
Genus: | Choreutis |
Species: | C. hyligenes |
Binomial name | |
Choreutis hyligenes (Butler, 1879) | |
Synonyms | |
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Choreutis hyligenes is a moth in the family Choreutidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1879. It is found in China, Taiwan, and Japan. [1]
The larvae feed on Broussonetia kazinoki and Broussonetia kaempferi .
Broussonetia is a genus of four species of trees in the family Moraceae, native to eastern Asia. These four species have high-quality fiber which consist of more than 90% of cellulose. They are traditinally applied for various daily necessity products in South Eastern Asia and papermaking in East Asia.
Parum is monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae erected by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903. Its single species, Parum colligata, was first described by Francis Walker in 1856.
Choreutis basalis is a species of moth of the family Choreutidae. It is found in eastern Queensland, from Cape York to Yeppoon. It is also present in New Guinea and Indonesia.
Choreutis emplecta is a species of moth of the family Choreutidae. It is found in Queensland.
Choreutis melanopepla is a species of moth of the family Choreutidae. It is found in Australia.
Choreutis ophiosema is a species of moth of the family Choreutidae first described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1896. It is found in India, Sri Lanka, China, Taiwan, Amoy, the Moluccas, eastern Australia and Japan.
Choreutis periploca is a species of moth of the family Choreutidae. It is found in Queensland.
Choreutis sycopola is a species of moth of the family Choreutidae. It is found from southern Queensland to central New South Wales.
Choreutis nemorana, the fig-tree skeletonizer moth or fig leaf roller, is a species of moth of the family Choreutidae.
Choreutis diana, Diana's choreutis moth, is a moth of the family Choreutidae. It is found in northern North America and most of Europe. It was first described by the German entomologist, Jacob Hübner in 1819.
Choreutis pariana, the apple-and-thorn skeletonizer or apple leaf skeletonizer, is a moth of the family Choreutidae. The moth was first described by the Swedish entomologist Carl Alexander Clerck in 1759. It is native to Eurasia and was introduced to New England, USA in 1917.
Choreutis is a moth genus. It belongs to the metalmark moths, and therein to subfamily Choreutinae. Of these, it is the type genus. The genus was described by Jacob Hübner in 1825.
Choreutis aegyptiaca is a species of moth of the family Choreutidae. It is found in the India, Nepal, Israel, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Egypt, La Réunion, Nepal, Oman, Uganda, Namibia and South Africa.
Choreutis entechna is a species of moth of the family Choreutidae. It is found in South Africa.
Choreutis gratiosa is a species of moth of the family Choreutidae. It is found in the Seychelles and South Africa.
Choreutis pentacyba is a species of moth of the family Choreutidae. It is found in Egypt.
Several moth species are known as skeletonizers, including:
Choreutis atrosignata is a moth in the family Choreutidae. It was described by Hugo Theodor Christoph in 1888. It is found in the Russian Far East (Ussuri), Japan and China.