| 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]