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Parectropis

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Geometridae

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Ennominae

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Parectropis is a genus in the geometer moth family (Geometridae). A small Old World genus, it contains only a good dozen species altogether, though new ones are still being discovered. Only one species (P. similaria) is found in Europe; most others live in Asia though some occur in Africa.

Selected species

Species of Parectropis include:

  • Parectropis alticolaria Krüger, 2005
  • Parectropis delosaria (Walker, [1863]) (formerly in Ectropis)
  • Parectropis extersaria (Hübner, 1799) (sometimes in P. similaria)
  • Parectropis fansipana Sato, 2006
  • Parectropis nigrosparsa (Wileman & South, 1923)
  • Parectropis paracyclophora Sato & M.Wang, 2006
  • Parectropis pectinicornis Krüger, 2005
  • Parectropis siamensis
  • Parectropis similaria (Hufnagel, 1767)
  • Parectropis simplex (Warren,1914) (formerly in Ectropis)
  • Parectropis subflava (Bastelberger, 1909) (formerly in Ectropis)
  • Parectropis 'Camdeboo Mountains'
  • Parectropis 'Sterkstroom'
  • References

    Parectropis Wikipedia


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