Chlorodes

Chlorodes is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae erected by Achille Guenée in 1857. Its only species, Chlorodes boisduvalaria, or Boisduval's emerald, first described by Élie Jean François Le Guillou in 1841, is known from Australia, including Tasmania.[1][2][3]

Chlorodes
Chlorodes boisduvalaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Chlorodes

Guenée, 1857
Species:
C. boisduvalaria
Binomial name
Chlorodes boisduvalaria
(Le Guillou, 1841)
Synonyms
  • Geometra boisduvalaria Le Guillou, 1841
  • Chlorodes mirandaria Guenée, 1857

References
  1. Australian Faunal Directory
  2. Savela, Markku. "Chlorodes Guenée, 1857". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  3. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (18 June 2018). "Chlorodes boisduvalaria (Le Guillou, 1841) Boisduval's Emerald". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 19 April 2019.


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