''Catarhoe'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s in the family
Geometridae
The geometer moths are moths belonging to the family Geometridae of the insect order Lepidoptera, the moths and butterflies. Their scientific name derives from the Ancient Greek ''geo'' γεω (derivative form of or "the earth"), and ''met ...
erected by
Claude Herbulot
Claude Herbulot (19 February 1908 – 19 January 2006) was a French entomologist. He was born in Charleville-Mézières and died in Paris. He was a lepidopterist and specialised in moths in the family Geometridae. His collection is housed at the Zo ...
in 1951.
Species
* ''
Catarhoe arachne''
Wiltshire, 1967
* ''
Catarhoe basochesiata''
(Duponchel, 1831)
* ''
Catarhoe cuculata''
(Hufnagel, 1767) – royal mantle
* ''
Catarhoe cupreata''
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1838)
* ''
Catarhoe nyctichroa''
(Hampson, 1912)
* ''
Catarhoe permixtaria''
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)
* ''
Catarhoe putridaria''
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1852)
* ''
Catarhoe rubidata''
(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) – ruddy carpet
* ''
Catarhoe yokohamae''
(Butler, 1881)
References
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Xanthorhoini
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