Spartopteryx

Genus of moths

Spartopteryx
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Tribe:
Boarmiini
Genus:
Spartopteryx

Guenée, [1858]
Species:
S. kindermannaria
Binomial name
Spartopteryx kindermannaria
Staudinger, 1871
Synonyms
  • Spartopteryx fuscaria Fernández, 1932
  • Spartopteryx serrularia Lederer, 1855
  • Spartopteryx tibetica Wehrli

Spartopteryx is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae erected by Achille Guenée in 1858. Its only species, Spartopteryx kindermannaria, was first described by Otto Staudinger in 1871.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Spartopteryx Guenée, [1858]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 11, 2019. Note: This source uses the spelling "kindermanniaria", but its source is Fauna Europaea which has the same spelling as LepIndex.
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Spartopteryx kindermannaria​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  3. ^ "Spartopteryx kindermannaria (Staudinger, 1871)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  • Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (2023). "Search results Family: Geometridae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw.
Taxon identifiers
Spartopteryx


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