Zythos

Genus of moths

Zythos
Zythos turbata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Scopulini
Genus: Zythos
Fletcher, 1979[1]
Synonyms
  • Nobilia Walker, 1861 (Preocc.)

Zythos is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. It was described by David Stephen Fletcher in 1979.[2][3]

Species

  • Zythos aphrodite (Prout, 1932)
  • Zythos avellanea (Prout, 1932)
  • Zythos clypeata Yazaki, 1996
  • Zythos cupreata (Pagenstecher, 1888)
  • Zythos erotica (Prout, 1932)
  • Zythos fastigata (Prout, 1938)
  • Zythos modesta Yazaki, 1996
  • Zythos molybdina (Prout, 1938)
  • Zythos obliterata (Warren, 1897)
  • Zythos strigata (Warren, 1896)
  • Zythos turbata (Walker, 1862)

References

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  1. ^ Sihvonen, Pasi (April 1, 2005). "Phylogeny and classification of the Scopulini moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Sterrhinae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 143 (4): 473–530. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00153.x.
  2. ^ Fletcher, D.S. (1979). Nye, I.W.B. (ed.). "Geometroidea: Apoprogonidae, Axiidae, Callidulidae, Cyclidiidae, Drepanidae, Epicopieiidae, Epiplemidae, Geometridae, Pterothysanidae, Sematuridae, Thyatiridae, Uraniidae". The Generic Names of Moths of the World. London: British Museum (Natural History) Vol. 3 Xx 243: 218.
  3. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Zythos Fletcher, 1979". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
Taxon identifiers
Zythos


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