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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Pterocypha Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 |
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Pterocypha is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1855.
Species
- Pterocypha defensata Walker, 1862
- Pterocypha floridata Walker,
- Pterocypha gibbosaria Herrich-Schäffer,
- Pterocypha lezardata Herbulot, 1988
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pterocypha". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 6, 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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