Biology:Chesistege

Short description: Genus of moths

Chesistege
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Subfamily:	Larentiinae
Tribe:	Chesiadini
Genus:	Chesistege Viidalepp, 1990
Species:	C. korbi
Binomial name
Chesistege korbi (Bohatsch, 1909)
Synonyms
Chesias korbi Bohatsch, 1909 Chesias taurica Wehrli, 1938 Chesistege kopetdagica Viidalepp, 1990

Chesistege is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. It contains only one species, Chesistege korbi, which is found in Turkey, Armenia and Turkmenistan.

Subspecies

• Chesistege korbi korbi
• Chesistege korbi kopetdagica Viidalepp, 1992
• Chesistege korbi taurica (Wehrli, 1938)

References

• Chesistege at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
• Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database

Wikidata ☰ Q5093247 entry