''Melanthia'' is a genus of

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...

s in the family

Geometridae The geometer moths are moths belonging to the family Geometridae of the insect order Lepidoptera, the moths and butterflies. Their scientific name derives from the Ancient Greek ''geo'' γεω (derivative form of or "the earth"), and ''metr ...

erected by

Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel (1774 – 10 January 1846) was a French soldier and entomologist. Life and career Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel was born in 1774 in Valenciennes, Nord, and died on 10 January 1846 in Paris. After studies ...

in 1829.

Species

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Melanthia alaudaria ''Melanthia alaudaria'' is a moth of the family Geometridae. It has a local distribution in central Europe. The wingspan is 18–24 mm. Adults are on wing from the end of May to the beginning of July. The larvae feed on the leaves of ''Cle ...

'' (Freyer, 1846) * ''

Melanthia procellata ''Melanthia procellata'', the pretty chalk carpet, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found throughout Europe. The wingspan is 27–32 mm. The moth flies from May to August . The caterpillars feed on ''Clematis vitalba''. Notes #'' ...

'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) – pretty chalk carpet

References

* Melanthiini {{Melanthiini-stub