Apithecia
Monotypic genus of geometer moths
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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]
| Apithecia | |
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| Apithecia viridata wilemani | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Subfamily: | Larentiinae |
| Genus: | Apithecia Prout, 1914 |
| Species: | A. viridata |
| Binomial name | |
| Apithecia viridata (Moore, 1868) | |
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Subspecies
Subspecies include:[4]
- Apithecia viridata viridata
- Apithecia viridata wilemani Prout, 1931 (Taiwan)
- Apithecia viridata reliquifascia Prout, 1926
