Hemithea

Hemithea
Hemithea aestivaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Geometrinae
Tribe: Hemitheini
Genus: Hemithea
Duponchel, 1829
Synonyms
  • Chlorochroma Duponchel, 1845
  • Geometrina Motschulsky, [1861]
  • Lophocrita Warren, 1894
  • Mixolophia Warren, 1894

Hemithea is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1829. In 1999 there were about 31 species in the genus.[1]

  1. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Hemithea Duponchel, 1829". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved July 30, 2018.