Zythos aphrodite

Zythos aphrodite
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Zythos
Species:	Z. aphrodite
Binomial name
	Zythos aphrodite; (Prout, 1932)
Synonyms
	Nobilia aphroditeProut, 1932; Nobilia rookiProut, 1938;

Last updated December 27, 2025

Zythos aphrodite is a moth of the family Geometridae described by Louis Beethoven Prout in 1932. It is found in New Guinea ^[2] and Australia.^[3]

Subspecies

Zythos aphrodite aphrodite
Zythos aphrodite rooki(Prout, 1938) (Rook Island)

References

↑ 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 .
↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Zythos aphrodite". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 15, 2018.
↑ Savela, Markku. "Zythos aphrodite (Prout, 1932)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 15, 2018.

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[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] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Zythos aphrodite". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 15, 2018.

[3] Savela, Markku. "Zythos aphrodite (Prout, 1932)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 15, 2018.

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