Sesquialtera (moth)

Sesquialtera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Sesquialtera ; L. B. Prout, 1916

Last updated July 20, 2025

Sesquialtera is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Louis Beethoven Prout in 1916.^[1]^[2]

Species

Sesquialtera audens Prout, 1931
Sesquialtera lonchota Prout, 1931
Sesquialtera ramecourti Herbulot, 1967
Sesquialtera ridicula Prout, 1916 – Namibia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and South Africa^[2]

References

↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Sesquialtera". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved June 26, 2019.
1 2 "Sesquialtera ridicula Prout L.B, 1916". African Moths. Retrieved December 23, 2018.

Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (2023). "Search results Family: Geometridae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw.

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Sesquialtera". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved June 26, 2019.

[:0-2] 1 2 "Sesquialtera ridicula Prout L.B, 1916". African Moths. Retrieved December 23, 2018.

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