Venusia (moth)

Venusia is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by John Curtis in 1839.[2]

Venusia
Venusia cambrica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Asthenini
Genus: Venusia
Curtis, 1839[1]
Synonyms
  • Discoloxia Warren, 1895

Species

Status unclear

  • Venusia participata (Sauter, 1869), described as Eupithecia participata from East Prussia. It is sometimes attributed to Grentzenberg instead of Sauter.[3]

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Venusia Curtis 1839". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on August 3, 2018.
  2. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Venusia Curtis, 1839". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  3. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Venusia participata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.


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