''Heterocallia'' 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
John Henry Leech
John Henry Leech (5 December 1862 – 29 December 1900, Hurdcott House, Salisbury) was an English entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera and Coleoptera.
Leech was born of John and Elizabeth (née Ashworth) Leech in Bank Hall, near Preston, ...
in 1897. It is sometimes listed as a synonym of ''
Oxymacaria''.
Selected species
*''
Heterocallia deformis''
Inoue, 1986
*''
Heterocallia truncaria''
Leech, 1897
References
Macariini
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