Zythos

Zythos
Zythos turbata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Tribe:	Scopulini
Genus:	Zythos Fletcher, 1979 [1]
Synonyms
NobiliaWalker, 1861 (Preocc.)

Zythos is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. It was described by David Stephen Fletcher in 1979. ^{[2] [3]}

Species

• Zythos aphrodite (Prout, 1932)
• Zythos avellanea (Prout, 1932)
• Zythos clypeata Yazaki, 1996
• Zythos cupreata (Pagenstecher, 1888)
• Zythos erotica (Prout, 1932)
• Zythos fastigata (Prout, 1938)
• Zythos modesta Yazaki, 1996
• Zythos molybdina (Prout, 1938)
• Zythos obliterata (Warren, 1897)
• Zythos strigata (Warren, 1896)
• Zythos turbata (Walker, 1862)(type-species)

References

1. Sihvonen, Pasi (April 1, 2005). "Phylogeny and classification of the Scopulini moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Sterrhinae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 143 (4): 473–530. doi: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00153.x .
2. Fletcher, D.S. (1979). Nye, I.W.B. (ed.). "Geometroidea: Apoprogonidae, Axiidae, Callidulidae, Cyclidiidae, Drepanidae, Epicopieiidae, Epiplemidae, Geometridae, Pterothysanidae, Sematuridae, Thyatiridae, Uraniidae". The Generic Names of Moths of the World. London: British Museum (Natural History) Vol. 3 Xx 243: 218.
3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Zythos Fletcher, 1979". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw . Retrieved October 12, 2020.