Biology:Apocheima

Short description: Genus of geometer moths

"Phigalia (moth)" redirects here. The elachistid moth genus invalidly named thus by Chambers in 1880 is considered a junior synonym of Elachista.

Apocheima
Phigalia strigataria (Apocheima strigataria) male
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Tribe:	Bistonini
Genus:	Apocheima Hübner, [1825]
Synonyms
Phigalia Duponchel, 1829 Amphidasis Stephens, 1829 Apochemia Stephens, 1835 Coniodes Hulst, 1896 Rhaphidodemas Hulst, 1896

Apocheima is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825, also known as Phigalia.

Species

• Apocheima cinerarium (Erschoff, 1874)
• Apocheima denticulata (Hulst, 1900)
• Apocheima djakonovi (Moltrecht, 1933)
• Apocheima hispidaria (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) – small brindled beauty
• Apocheima owadai Nakajima, 1994
• Apocheima pilosaria (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) – pale brindled beauty
• Apocheima plumogeraria (Hulst, 1888)
• Apocheima strigataria (Minot, 1869)
• Apocheima titea (Cramer, 1780)
• Apocheima verecundaria Leech, 1897

References

• Savela, Markku. "Apocheima Hübner, [1825"]. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/geometroidea/geometridae/ennominae/apocheima/. Retrieved December 27, 2017. 

Wikidata ☰ Q4780123 entry