Synchlora

Synchlora
S. herbaria, Mount Totumas cloud forest, Panama
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Comibaenini
Genus: Synchlora
Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1857[1]
Synonyms
  • Eunemoria Packard, 1873
  • Callisteuma Prout, 1912
  • Cheteoscelis Prout, 1912
  • Merochlora Prout, 1912

Synchlora is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Achille Guenée in 1857.[2] Adult Synchlora members often have leaf green wings, while larvae occasionally have the property of adorning themselves with pieces of plants in the pursuit of camouflage. The name of the genus comes from Greek, with "syn-" meaning "with", and "chlor" meaning "green".[3]

  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Synchlora Guenee 1857". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Synchlora Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1857". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  3. ^ "Genus Synchlora". BugGuide.net. Retrieved September 28, 2023.