Arctesthes
| Arctesthes | |
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| Female Arctesthes catapyrrha | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Subfamily: | Larentiinae |
| Genus: | Meyrick, 1885 |
Arctesthes is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae described by Edward Meyrick in 1885. It is endemic to New Zealand.[1][2]
Species
- Arctesthes avatar Patrick, Patrick & Hoare, 2019
- Arctesthes catapyrrha (Butler, 1877)
- Arctesthes siris (Hudson, 1908)
- Arctesthes titanica Patrick, Patrick & Hoare, 2019
References
- ^ "Arctesthes Meyrick, 1885". New Zealand Organisms Register. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ Patrick, Brian H.; Patrick, Hamish J.H.; Hoare, Robert J.B. (2019-05-29). "Review of the endemic New Zealand genus Arctesthes Meyrick (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae), with descriptions of two new range-restricted species". Alpine Entomology. 3: 121–136. doi:10.3897/alpento.3.33944. ISSN 2535-0889 – via Pensoft.