Xanthodura
| Xanthodura | |
|---|---|
| Xanthodura trucidata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Subfamily: | Geometrinae |
| Genus: | Xanthodura Butler, 1880[1] |
Xanthodura is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. It was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1880.[2][3][4] It is endemic to Madagascar.[2]
Species
There are two recognized species: [2][3][4]
- Xanthodura hypocrypta L. B. Prout, 1925
- Xanthodura trucidata Butler, 1880
References
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- ^ Butler, 1880. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (5)5: 385
- ^ a b c De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2011–2025). "Xanthodura Butler, 1880". Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). Retrieved 7 October 2025.
- ^ a b Rajaei, Hossein; Hausmann, Axel; Scoble, Malcolm; Wanke, Dominic; Plotkin, David; Brehm, Gunnar; Murillo-Ramos, Leidys & Sihvonen, Pasi (6 June 2024). "Xanthodura Butler, 1880". Online Taxonomic Facility of Geometridae 1.1.24.158. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
- ^ a b "Xanthodura Butler, 1880". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 7 October 2025.