Cratoptera

Genus of moths

Cratoptera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Subfamily:
Ennominae
Genus:
Cratoptera

Cratoptera is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. Their faunal composition can proportionally increase in change with geographical altitude.[1]

Species

  • Cratoptera apicata Warren, 1894
  • Cratoptera vestianaria Herrich-Schäffer, [1855]

References

  1. ^ Brehm, Gunnar; Fiedler, Konrad (2003-03-01). "Faunal composition of geometrid moths changes with altitude in an Andean montane rain forest". Journal of Biogeography. 30 (3): 431–440. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2699.2003.00832.x. ISSN 1365-2699.
  • Cratoptera at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  • Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Taxon identifiers
Cratoptera


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