Pseudocoremia

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Pseudocoremia
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Male holotype specimen of Pseudocoremia insignita
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Ennominae
Tribe: Boarmiini
Genus: Pseudocoremia
Butler, 1877

Pseudocoremia is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877. [1] This genus is endemic to New Zealand. [2] [3]

Species include:

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References

  1. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Pseudocoremia Butler, 1877". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  2. "Pseudocoremia Butler, 1877". New Zealand Organisms Register. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Stephens, Andréa E. A.; Gibbs, George W. (2003). "Two new species of Pseudocoremia and reinstatement of P. pergrata as species (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae)". New Zealand Entomologist. 26 (1): 61–64. doi:10.1080/00779962.2003.9722109. S2CID   86642481 via ResearchGate.