Chlorocrisia

Chlorocrisia is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae erected by George Hampson in 1911. Its single species, Chlorocrisia irrorata, was first described by Walter Rothschild in 1910. It is found in Peru.[1]

Chlorocrisia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Arctiinae
Tribe:
Arctiini
Subtribe:
Arctiina
Genus:
Chlorocrisia

Hampson, 1911
Species:
C. irrorata
Binomial name
Chlorocrisia irrorata
(Rothschild, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Diacrisia irrorata Rothschild, 1910

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Chlorocrisia Hampson, 1911". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  • Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Chlorocrisia Hampson, 1911". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved August 17, 2019.


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