Aposteira
| Aposteira | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Subfamily: | Larentiinae |
| Genus: | Prout, 1935 |
Aposteira is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae.[1] Its only species, Aposteira saurides, is found in Madagascar. Both the genus and species were first described by Prout in 1935.[2]
References
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Aposteira". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Aposteira saurides". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 17, 2019.