''Chlorissa'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s in the family
Geometridae
The geometer moths are moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyleti ...
erected by
James Francis Stephens
James Francis Stephens (16 September 1792 – 22 December 1852) was an England, English entomologist and naturalist. He is known for his 12 volume ''Illustrations of British Entomology'' (1846) and the ''Manual of British Beetles'' (1839).
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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 ...
* ''
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''
(Linnaeus, 1758) – small grass emerald
References
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Hemitheini
Geometridae genera
Taxa named by James Francis Stephens
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