Cortixa
Genus of moths
| Cortixa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Subfamily: | Oenochrominae |
| Genus: | Cortixa Schaus, 1901 |
| Species: | C. aurudaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Cortixa aurudaria Schaus, 1901 | |
Cortixa is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae. Its only species, Cortixa aurudaria, is found in Peru. Both the genus and species were first described by William Schaus in 1901.[1][2]
References
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Cortixa aurudaria". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
- ^ "Cortixa Schaus 1901". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (2023). "Search results Family: Geometridae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw.
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