''Xerochlora'' 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 Alexander Douglas Campbell Ferguson in 1969. All species are known from North America.
Species
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Xerochlora viridipallens
''Xerochlora viridipallens'' is a species of emerald moth 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 wer ...
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(Hulst, 1896) Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, California
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Xerochlora inveterascaria
''Xerochlora inveterascaria'' is a species of emerald moth 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 we ...
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(Swett, 1907) Arizona, Texas
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Xerochlora martinaria
''Xerochlora martinaria'' is a species of emerald moth 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 p ...
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(Sperry, 1948) Arizona
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Xerochlora masonaria
''Xerochlora'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Alexander Douglas Campbell Ferguson in 1969. All species are known from North America.
Species
*''Xerochlora viridipallens'' (Hulst, 1896) Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Tex ...
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(Schaus, 1897) Arizona, New Mexico, Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica
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Xerochlora mesotheides
''Xerochlora mesotheides'' is a species of emerald moth 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 ...
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Ferguson, 1969 Texas, New Mexico, Mexico
References
Hemitheini
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