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Piercia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Geometridae

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Subfamily
  
Larentiinae

Similar
  
Prasinocyma, Zamarada, Pingasa, Menophra, Horisme

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Piercia is a genus in the geometer moth family (Geometridae). It belongs to subfamily Larentiinae, but therein its relationships are fairly obscure. About 10 species occur in southern and eastern Asia, but most – almost 50 as of 2005 – are found in Africa.

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Selected species

Species of Piercia include:

  • Piercia alpinaria Krüger, 2005
  • Piercia dryas (Prout, 1915)
  • Piercia lichenocosmia Krüger, 2005
  • Piercia petraria Krüger, 2005
  • Piercia prasinaria (Warren, 1901)
  • Piercia smaragdinata (Walker,1862)
  • Piercia cf. smaragdinata 'Janse 1933'
  • References

    Piercia Wikipedia