''Xanthyris'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
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 ''metro ...
erected by father and son entomologists
Cajetan
Cajetan and Kajetan is the Anglicized and Germanized form of the Italian given name Gaetano. People with this name include:
* Thomas Cajetan (1469–1534), Italian Dominican theologian, cardinal, and opponent of Martin Luther
* Saint Cajetan (Gaet ...
and
Rudolf Felder
Rudolf Felder (2 May 1842 in Vienna – 29 March 1871 in Vienna) was an Austrian jurist and entomologist. He was mainly interested in Lepidoptera, amassing, with his father, Cajetan Felder, a huge collection.
Works
*with Cajetan Felder, Lepido ...
.
Species
* ''
Xanthyris felder''
Felder & Felder, 1862
* ''
Xanthyris flaveolata''
Linnaeus, 1758
* ''
Xanthyris involuta''
Bastelberger, 1909
* ''
Xanthyris planilimbata''
Warren, 1905
* ''
Xanthyris superba''
Druce, 1903
* ''
Xanthyris supergressa''
Bastelberger, 1909
References
Cyllopodini
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