Nepheloleuca, is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1883. The genus includes twelve species, similar in appearance, yet different in ground color and with minor variations in markings. Nepheloleuca species occur on the Caribbean islands of Haiti, Cuba and Jamaica, but also on mainland South America.
| Nepheloleuca | |
|---|---|
| |
| Nepheloleuca complicata | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Subfamily: | Ennominae |
| Tribe: | Ourapterygini |
| Genus: | Nepheloleuca Butler, 1883 |
Selected species
edit- Nepheloleuca absentimacula Warren, 1900
- Nepheloleuca complicata (Guenee, 1858)
- Nepheloleuca floridata (Grote, 1883)
- Nepheloleuca peruviana Herbulot, 2002
- Nepheloleuca politia (Cramer, 1777)
- Nepheloleuca semiplaga Warren, 1894
References
edit- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Geometridae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
- "Swallow-tailed moth". Learn About Butterflies.
.jpg){kind=small} | This Ourapterygini-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |