Xenochroma

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Xenochroma
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Geometrinae
Genus: Xenochroma
Warren, 1902 [1]
Type species
Xenochroma candidata
Warren, 1902
Synonyms [2]
  • CampsicerasWarren, 1914 [3]

Xenochroma is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. [4]

As of 2020, the following nine species are recognized: [2]

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References

  1. Warren, W. (1902). "New African Drepanulidae, Thyrididae, Epiplemidae, and Geometridae in the Tring Museum". Novitates Zoologicae. 9 (3): 497–498.
  2. 1 2 De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2019). "Xenochroma Warren, 1902". Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). Retrieved 11 Aug 2020.
  3. Warren, W. (1914). "Descriptions of New Species of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the South African Museum". Annals of the South African Museum. 10 (12): 482–483.
  4. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Xenochroma". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved 11 Aug 2020.