Palleopa

Palleopa is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae. Its only species, Palleopa innotata, the finely-streaked crest-moth, is known from Australia, including Tasmania. Both the genus and species were first described by Francis Walker in 1866.[2]

Palleopa
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Nacophorini
Genus: Palleopa
Walker, 1866
Species:
P. innotata
Binomial name
Palleopa innotata
(Walker, 1866)[1]
Synonyms
  • Generic
    • Nyctilampes Goldfinch, 1944
  • Specific
    • Nyctilampes funerea Goldfinch, 1944

References
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  1. Australian Faunal Directory
  2. Savela, Markku. "Palleopa Walker, 1866". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 3 April 2019.


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