Apithecia

Apithecia
Apithecia viridata wilemani
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Subfamily:	Larentiinae
Genus:	Apithecia Prout, 1914
Species:	A. viridata
Binomial name
Apithecia viridata (Moore, 1868)
Synonyms
Cidaria viridata Moore, 1868 Apithecia reliquifascia Prout, 1926 Apithecia wilemani Prout, 1931

Apithecia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by Prout in 1914.[1] Its only species, Apithecia viridata, described by Frederic Moore in 1868, is found in India, Nepal,[2] Bhutan, China and Taiwan.[3]

Subspecies

Subspecies include:[4]

• Apithecia viridata viridata
• Apithecia viridata wilemani Prout, 1931 (Taiwan)
• Apithecia viridata reliquifascia Prout, 1926

References

1. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (5 November 2004). "Apithecia Prout, 1914". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
2. "Apithecia viridata (Moore, 1868)". Observation.org. 10 February 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
3. "Apithecia viridata subsp. wilemani Prout, 1931". Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
4. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Apithecia​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 17 May 2019.