Chloristola is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae. Its only species, Chloristola setosa, is known from Borneo and Malaysia. The type locality is Gunung Mulu National Park. Both the genus and species were first described by Jeremy Daniel Holloway in 1996.[1][2]
Chloristola | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Chloristola Holloway, 1996 |
Species: | C. setosa
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Binomial name | |
Chloristola setosa Holloway, 1996
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References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku. "Chloristola Holloway, 1996". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
- ^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Chloristola setosa sp. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Geometridae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.