Parectropis

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.[1]

Parectropis
Parectropis subflava
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Subfamily:
Ennominae
Tribe:
Boarmiini
Genus:
Parectropis

Sato, 1980
Type species
Geometra extersaria
Hübner, 1799
Diversity
About 12 species

Selected species

Species of Parectropis include:[2]

  • 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'[3]
  • Parectropis 'Sterkstroom'[3]

Footnotes
  1. Pitkin & Jenkins (2004), Krüger (2005), FE (2011)
  2. Krüger (2005), FE (2011), and see references in Savela (2001)
  3. Mentioned in Krüger (2005)

References
Wikispecies has information related to Parectropis.
  • Fauna Europaea (FE) (2011): Parectropis. Version 2.4, 2011-JAN-27. Retrieved 2011-APR-21.
  • Krüger, M. (2005): New species of geometrid moths from Lesotho (Lepidoptera: Geometroidea: Geometridae). Annals of the Transvaal Museum 42: 19-45. HTML abstract
  • Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (2004): Butterflies and Moths of the World, Generic Names and their Type-species – Parectropis. Version of 2004-NOV-05. Retrieved 2011-APR-21.
  • Savela, Markku (2001): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms – Parectropis. Version of 2001-OCT-02. Retrieved 2011-APR-21.


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