Choreutis

Choreutis is a moth genus. It belongs to the metalmark moths (family Choreutidae), and therein to subfamily Choreutinae. Of these, it is the type genus. The genus was described by Jacob Hübner in 1825.

Choreutis
Fig-tree skeletonizer (C. nemorata)
imago visiting some flowers
Scientific classification
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Choreutis

Hübner, [1825]
Type species
Phalaena pariana
Clerck, 1759
Synonyms
  • Allononyma Busck, 1904
  • Choreutidia Sauber, 1902
  • Hemerophila Fernald, 1900 (non Hübner [1817]: preoccupied)
  • Macropia Costa, 1836

Species

  • choreutidae.lifedesks.org
  • Savela, Markku. "Choreutis Hübner, [1825]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 17, 2017.


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