Biology:Celonoptera

From HandWiki
Short description: Genus of moths

Celonoptera
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Celonoptera
Lederer, 1862
Species:
C. mirificaria
Binomial name
Celonoptera mirificaria
Lederer, 1862
Synonyms[1][2]

Generic

  • Sparta Staudinger, 1862

Specific

  • Sparta paradoxaria Staudinger, 1862

Celonoptera is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae. Its only species, Celonoptera mirificaria, is found in south-eastern Europe. Both the genus and species were first described by Julius Lederer in 1862.[3][4][5]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5058422 entry