Apithecia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by Prout in 1914.[1] Its only species, Apithecia viridata, described by Frederic Moore in 1868, is found in India, Nepal,[2] Bhutan, China and Taiwan.[3]
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| Apithecia viridata wilemani | |
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| Genus: | Apithecia Prout, 1914
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| Species: | A. viridata
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| Apithecia viridata (Moore, 1868)
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Subspecies
editSubspecies include:[4]
- Apithecia viridata viridata
- Apithecia viridata wilemani Prout, 1931 (Taiwan)
- Apithecia viridata reliquifascia Prout, 1926
References
edit- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (5 November 2004). "Apithecia Prout, 1914". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ^ "Apithecia viridata (Moore, 1868)". Observation.org. 10 February 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ "Apithecia viridata subsp. wilemani Prout, 1931". Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Apithecia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
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