Allaxitheca is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by Warren in 1897.[1] Its only species, Allaxitheca purpurascens, was first described by Frederic Moore in 1888.[2]
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Genus: | Allaxitheca Warren, 1897
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Species: | A. purpurascens
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Allaxitheca purpurascens Moore, 1888
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References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Allaxitheca". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Allaxitheca purpurascens". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 10, 2019.