Allocotesia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae.[1] Its only species is Allocotesia chiphora. Both the genus and species were described by Wehrli in 1936.[2]
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Genus: | Allocotesia Wehrli, 1936
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Species: | A. chiphora
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Allocotesia chiphora Wehrli, 1936
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References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Allocotesia". 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). "Allocotesia chiphora". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 10, 2019.