Hemithea

This article is about the genus of moth. For two figures in Greek mythology, see Hemithea (mythology).

Hemithea
Hemithea aestivaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Subfamily:	Geometrinae
Tribe:	Hemitheini
Genus:	Hemithea Duponchel, 1829
Synonyms
Chlorochroma Duponchel, 1845 Geometrina Motschulsky, [1861] Lophocrita Warren, 1894 Mixolophia Warren, 1894

Hemithea is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae.

In 1999, there were about 31 species in the genus.

Species

• Hemithea aestivaria (Hübner, 1789) - Common Emerald
• Hemithea antigrapha Prout, 1917
• Hemithea aquamarina Hampson, 1895
• Hemithea insularia Guenée, 1857
• Hemithea krakenaria Holloway, 1996
• Hemithea marina (Butler, 1878)
• Hemithea melalopha Prout, 1931
• Hemithea neptunaria Holloway, 1996
• Hemithea nigriparmata Prout, 1935
• Hemithea notospila Prout, 1917
• Hemithea obscurata (Warren, 1896)
• Hemithea ochrolauta (Warren, 1894)
• Hemithea pellucidula (Turner, 1906)
• Hethemia pistasciaria Guenée, 1857
• Hemithea poseidonaria Holloway, 1996
• Hemithea sequestrata (Prout 1917)
• Hemithea subaurata Warren, 1899
• Hemithea subflavida Warren, 1896
• Hemithea tritonaria (Walker, 1863)
• Hemithea undifera (Walker, 1861)
• Hemithea viridescentaria (Motschulsky, [1861])
• Hemithea wuka (Pagenstecher, 1886)

External links

• Hemithea at funet