Nepheloleuca
| Nepheloleuca | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Nepheloleuca Butler, 1883 |
Nepheloleuca, is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae. The genus includes twelve species, similar in appearance, yet different in ground color and with minor variations in markings. Nepheloleuca species occur on the Caribbean islands of Haiti, Cuba and Jamaica, but also on mainland South America.
Selected species
- Nepheloleuca absentimacula Warren, 1900
- Nepheloleuca complicata (Guenee, 1858)
- Nepheloleuca floridata (Grote, 1883)
- Nepheloleuca peruviana Herbulot, 2002
- Nepheloleuca politia (Cramer, 1777)
- Nepheloleuca semiplaga Warren, 1894
References
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