Gellonia

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Gellonia
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Gellonia dejectaria
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Gellonia
Meyrick, 1884

Gellonia is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Edward Meyrick in 1884. [1] [2]

Species

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Gellonia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  2. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Gellonia Meyrick, 1884". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved August 30, 2020.