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]

Allaxitheca
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Allaxitheca

Warren, 1897
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A. purpurascens
Binomial name
Allaxitheca purpurascens
Moore, 1888

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.