Aleucis

Aleucis is a monotypic genus of moths in the family Geometridae. It contains only a single species, Aleucis distinctata (Herrich-Schäffer, [1839]),[1] the sloe carpet.[2]

Aleucis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Baptini
Genus: Aleucis
Guenée, 1844[1]

Former species

  • Aleucis orientalis (Staudinger, 1892), now Lomographa orientalis.[3]

References

  1. Scoble, Malcolm J. (20 March 2023). Geometrid Moths of the World: A Catalogue: Volume 1. BRILL. p. 22. ISBN 978-90-04-54200-6. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  2. "Sloe Carpet". www.ukmoths.org.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  3. "Lomographa orientalis (Staudinger, 1892)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
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