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Zythos

Zythos is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. It was described by David Stephen Fletcher in 1979.

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Length
180 w
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Zythos
Zythos turbata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Scopulini
Genus: Zythos
Fletcher, 19791
Synonyms
  • Nobilia Walker, 1861 (Preocc.)

Zythos is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. It was described by David Stephen Fletcher in 1979.23

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References

  1. Sihvonen, Pasi (April 1, 2005). "Phylogeny and classification of the Scopulini moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Sterrhinae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 143 (4): 473–530. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00153.x.
  2. Fletcher, D.S. (1979). Nye, I.W.B. (ed.). "Geometroidea: Apoprogonidae, Axiidae, Callidulidae, Cyclidiidae, Drepanidae, Epicopieiidae, Epiplemidae, Geometridae, Pterothysanidae, Sematuridae, Thyatiridae, Uraniidae". The Generic Names of Moths of the World. London: British Museum (Natural History) Vol. 3 Xx 243: 218.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Zythos Fletcher, 1979". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw. Retrieved October 12, 2020.