Pityeja

Pityeja
P. histrionaria, Ecuador
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Ourapterygini
Genus: Pityeja
Walker, 1861
Synonyms
  • Aplorama Warren, 1904

Pityeja is a Neotropical moth genus in the family Geometridae erected by Francis Walker in 1861.

Pityeja have relatively conspicuous wing patterns, which probably led to overestimation of their species richness in the past.

Species

References

  1. ↑ Scoble, Malcolm J., ed. (1999). Geometrid Moths of the World: A Catalogue (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). Vol. 2. CSIRO Publishing. p. 761. doi:10.1163/9789004542020. ISBN 064306303X.
  2. ↑ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Pityeja Walker, 1861". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 Scoble, M. J. (1994). "A taxonomic revision of the genera Phrygionis Hübner and Pityeja Walker (Geometridae: Ennominae, Palyadini)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 111 (2): 99–160. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1994.tb01480.x.