Apotheta

Apotheta is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae. Its single species, Apotheta tanymita, is found in Australia. Both the genus and species were first described by Turner in 1931.[1][2]

Apotheta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Oenochrominae
Genus: Apotheta
Turner, 1931
Species:
A. tanymita
Binomial name
Apotheta tanymita
Turner, 1931

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Apotheta Turner, 1931". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Apotheta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2019.


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