''Cleora leucophaea'' is a species 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 ...
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 ...
. It is found in East Asia (Russia, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea).
Subspecies
*''Cleora leucophaea leucophaea''
*''Cleora leucophaea taiwanensis''
Sato, 2002
See also
*
List of moths of Taiwan
*
List of moths of Russia (Geometroidea-Bombycoidea)
*
List of moths of Japan (Bombycoidea-Geometroidea)
References
External links
''Cleora leucophaea'' at insectoid.info
Moths described in 1878
Moths of Asia
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