''Chlorissa'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...
s in the family
Geometridae
The geometer moths are moths belonging to the family Geometridae of the insect order Lepidoptera, the moths and butterflies. Their scientific name derives from the Ancient Greek ''geo'' γεω (derivative form of or "the earth"), and ''metr ...
erected by
James Francis Stephens
James Francis Stephens (16 September 1792 – 22 December 1852) was an English entomologist and naturalist. He is known for his 12 volume '' Illustrations of British Entomology'' (1846) and the ''Manual of British Beetles'' (1839).
Early ...
in 1831.
Species
* ''
Chlorissa albistrigulata''
Warren, 1897
* ''
Chlorissa amphitritaria''
(Oberthür, 1879)
* ''
Chlorissa anadema''
(Prout, 1930)
* ''
Chlorissa arkitensis''
Viidalepp, 1988
* ''
Chlorissa asphaleia''
Wiltshire, 1966
* ''
Chlorissa cloraria''
(Hübner, 813
Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
* June 22 – Battle of Versinikia: The Bulgars, led by Krum, ruler (''khan'') of the Bulgarian Empire, defeat Emperor Michael I near Edirne (modern Turkey). The Byzantine army (26,000 men) is d ...
* ''
Chlorissa discessa''
Walker, 1861
* ''
Chlorissa etruscaria''
(Zeller, 1849)
* ''
Chlorissa faustinata''
(Millière, 1868)
* ''
Chlorissa gelida''
(Butler, 1889)
* ''
Chlorissa gigantaria''
(Staudinger, 1892)
* ''
Chlorissa macrotyro''
Inoue, 1954
* ''
Chlorissa obliterata''
(Walker, 1863)
* ''
Chlorissa pretiosaria''
(Staudinger, 1877)
* ''
Chlorissa rubrifrons''
(Warren, 1894)
* ''
Chlorissa sachalinensis''
(Matsumura, 1925)
* ''
Chlorissa talvei''
Viidalepp, 1988
* ''
Chlorissa vermiculata''
Warren, 1897
* ''
Chlorissa viridata
''Chlorissa viridata'', the small grass emerald, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae''. It is found from western Europe to the eastern Palearctic ...
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(Linnaeus, 1758) – small grass emerald
References
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Hemitheini
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