Pityeja

Pityeja
P. histrionaria, Ecuador
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Tribe:	Ourapterygini
Genus:	Pityeja Walker, 1861

Pityeja is a Neotropical moth genus in the family Geometridae erected by Francis Walker in 1861. ^{[1] [2]}

Pityeja have relatively conspicuous wing patterns, which probably led to overestimation of their species richness in the past. ^[2]

Species

• Pityeja histrionaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1853)
• Pityeja nazada (Druce, 1892) ^[2]

References

1. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Pityeja Walker, 1861". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
2. Scoble, M. J. (1994). "A taxonomic revision of the genera Phrygionis Hübner and Pityeja Walker (Geometridae: Ennominae, Palyadini)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 111 (2): 99–160. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1994.tb01480.x.

External links

• Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Geometridae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.