Paradetis

Paradetis
Female
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Subfamily:
Larentiinae
Genus:
Paradetis

Meyrick, 1885
Species:
P. porphyrias
Binomial name
Paradetis porphyrias
(Meyrick, 1883)
Synonyms[1]

Generic

  • Parysatis Meyrick, 1883

Specific

  • Parysatis porphyrias Meyrick, 1883

Paradetis is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae.[2] Its only species, Paradetis porphyrias, also known as the orange and purple fern looper, is endemic to New Zealand. The genus and species were first described by Edward Meyrick, the genus in 1885 and the species in 1883.

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Paradetis​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Paradetis​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 19 May 2019.