Parectropis

Parectropis is a genus in the geometer moth family (Geometridae). A small Old World genus, it contains only a good dozen species altogether, though new ones are still being discovered. Only one species (P. similaria) is found in Europe; most others live in Asia though some occur in Africa.

Selected species

Species of Parectropis include:

• Parectropis alticolaria <small>Krüger, 2005</small>
• Parectropis delosaria <small>(Walker, [1863])</small> (formerly in Ectropis)
• Parectropis extersaria <small>(Hübner, 1799)</small> (sometimes in P. similaria)
• Parectropis fansipana <small>Sato, 2006</small>
• Parectropis nigrosparsa <small>(Wileman & South, 1923)</small>
• Parectropis paracyclophora <small>Sato & M.Wang, 2006</small>
• Parectropis pectinicornis <small>Krüger, 2005</small>
• Parectropis siamensis
• Parectropis similaria <small>(Hufnagel, 1767)</small>
• Parectropis simplex <small>(Warren, 1914)</small> (formerly in Ectropis)
• Parectropis subflava <small>(Bastelberger, 1909)</small> (formerly in Ectropis)
• Parectropis 'Camdeboo Mountains'
• Parectropis 'Sterkstroom'

Footnotes

References

• (2011): Parectropis. Version 2.4, 2011-JAN-27. Retrieved 2011-APR-21.
• (2005): New species of geometrid moths from Lesotho (Lepidoptera: Geometroidea: Geometridae). Annals of the Transvaal Museum 42: 19-45. HTML abstract
• (2004): Butterflies and Moths of the World, Generic Names and their Type-species &ndash; Parectropis. Version of 2004-NOV-05. Retrieved 2011-APR-21.
• (2001): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms &ndash; Parectropis. Version of 2001-OCT-02. Retrieved 2011-APR-21.