Choreutis

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Choreutis
Choreutis nemorata.jpg
Fig-tree skeletonizer (C. nemorata)
imago visiting some flowers
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Choreutidae
Subfamily: Choreutinae
Genus: 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

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.

Species

External links

  • choreutidae.lifedesks.org
  • Savela, Markku. "Choreutis Hübner, [1825]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 17, 2017.Error: "Q5105021" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.