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Amygdaloptera

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Monotypic genus of geometer moths

Amygdaloptera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Larentiinae
Tribe: Chesiadini
Genus: Amygdaloptera
Gumppenberg, 1887
Species: A. testaria
Binomial name
Amygdaloptera testaria
Fabricius, 1794

Amygdaloptera is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by Carl Freiherr von Gumppenberg in 1887. Its single species, Amygdaloptera testaria, first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794, is found in south-western Europe.

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Amygdaloptera Gumppenberg, 1887". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
Taxon identifiers
Amygdaloptera
Amygdaloptera testaria


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