''Chaetolopha'' 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 ...
. Most species are endemic to
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...
. A number of species previously assigned to this genus, were reassigned to the new genus ''
Parachaetolopha'' in 2002.
A revision of the genus Chaetolopha Warren (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Larentiinae) with a description of Parachaetolopha, gen. nov.
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Species
* '' Chaetolopha decipiens'' (Butler, 1886)
* '' Chaetolopha emporias'' (Turner, 1904)
* '' Chaetolopha incurvata'' (Moore, 1888)
* '' Chaetolopha leucophragma'' (Meyrick, 1891)
* '' Chaetolopha niphosticha'' (Turner, 1907)
* '' Chaetolopha oxyntis'' (Meyrick, 1891)
* '' Chaetolopha pseudooxyntis'' Schmidt, 2002
References
External links
''Chaetolopha''
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Larentiinae
Moth genera
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