''Chesias'' 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 ...
described by Treitschke in 1825.
Selected species
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Chesias angeri
''Chesias angeri'' is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is endemic to Italy
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Schawerda, 1919
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Chesias capriata''
Prout, 1904
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Chesias isabella
''Chesias isabella'' is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Schawerda in 1915. It is found in France, Spain and Portugal.
The wingspan is . There is one generation per year with adults on wing from May to July.
References
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Schawerda, 1915
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Chesias legatella''
(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) – the streak
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Chesias linogrisearia
''Chesias linogrisearia'' is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found on Sardinia
Sardinia ( ; ; ) is the Mediterranean islands#By area, second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, and one of the Regions of Italy, ...
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Constant, 1888
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Chesias rhegmatica''
Prout, 1937
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Chesias rufata''
(Fabricius, 1775) – broom-tip
References
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