Cortixa

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

1. 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.
2. "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.