''Asthena'' 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 ...
.
Species
* ''
Asthena albidaria''
(Leech, 1897)
* ''
Asthena albosignata''
(Moore, 1888)
* ''
Asthena albulata'' – small white wave
(Hufnagel, 1767)
* ''
Asthena amurensis''
(Staudinger, 1897)
* ''
Asthena anseraria''
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)
* ''
Asthena lactularia''
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)
* ''
Asthena lassa''
Prout, 1926
* ''
Asthena livida
''Asthena livida'' is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in India
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; t ...
''
(Warren, 1896)
* ''
Asthena melanosticta''
Wehrli, 1924
* ''
Asthena nymphaeata''
Staudinger, 1897
* ''
Asthena ochrifasciaria''
(Leech, 1897)
* ''
Asthena octomacularia''
Leech, 1897
* ''
Asthena opedogramma''
(Prout, 1926)
* ''
Asthena plenaria''
(Leech, 1897)
* ''
Asthena sachalinensis''
Matsumura, 1925
* ''
Asthena tchratchraria''
(Oberthür, 1893)
* ''
Asthena undulata''
(Wileman, 1915)
Excluded species
The following species have been excluded from the genus, but have not been reassigned to another genus.
* ''
Asthena argentipuncta''
Warren, 1906
* ''
Asthena argyrorrhytes''
Prout, 1916
* ''
Asthena aurantiaca''
Prout, 1926
* ''
Asthena eurychora''
Prout, 1928
* ''
Asthena subditaria''
Warren, 1906
Former species
* ''
Asthena chionata'' is now ''
Hydrelia chionata''
(Lederer, 1870)
* ''
Asthena distinctaria
''Pseudostegania distinctaria'' is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, i ...
'' is now ''
Pseudostegania distinctaria''
(Leech, 1897)
* ''
Asthena percandidata'' is now ''
Hydrelia percandidata''
(Christoph, 1893)
* ''
Asthena straminearia'' is now ''
Pseudostegania straminearia''
(Leech, 1897)
* ''
Asthena yargongaria'' is now ''
Pseudostegania yargongaria''
(Oberthur, 1916)
References
* , 2012: Taxonomic review of the genus ''Asthena'' Hübner (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) in Korea. ''Entomological Research'' 42 (3): 151-157. Abstract: .
* 2011: A morphological review of tribes in Larentiinae (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). ''
Zootaxa
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Asthenini
Geometridae genera
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