Arctesthes

Arctesthes
Female Arctesthes catapyrrha
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Subfamily:	Larentiinae
Genus:	Arctesthes 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

1. "Arctesthes Meyrick, 1885". New Zealand Organisms Register. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
2. 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.