''Chlorissa'' is a genus of

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

s in the family

Geometridae The geometer moths are moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyleti ...

erected by

James Francis Stephens James Francis Stephens (16 September 1792 – 22 December 1852) was an England, English entomologist and naturalist. He is known for his 12 volume ''Illustrations of British Entomology'' (1846) and the ''Manual of British Beetles'' (1839). ...

in 1831.

Species

* '' Chlorissa albistrigulata'' Warren, 1897 * '' Chlorissa amphitritaria'' (Oberthür, 1879) * '' Chlorissa anadema'' (Prout, 1930) * '' Chlorissa arkitensis'' Viidalepp, 1988 * '' Chlorissa asphaleia'' Wiltshire, 1966 * '' Chlorissa cloraria'' (Hübner, 813 * '' Chlorissa discessa'' Walker, 1861 * '' Chlorissa etruscaria'' (Zeller, 1849) * '' Chlorissa faustinata'' (Millière, 1868) * '' Chlorissa gelida'' (Butler, 1889) * '' Chlorissa gigantaria'' (Staudinger, 1892) * '' Chlorissa macrotyro'' Inoue, 1954 * '' Chlorissa obliterata'' (Walker, 1863) * '' Chlorissa pretiosaria'' (Staudinger, 1877) * '' Chlorissa rubrifrons'' (Warren, 1894) * '' Chlorissa sachalinensis'' (Matsumura, 1925) * '' Chlorissa talvei'' Viidalepp, 1988 * '' Chlorissa vermiculata'' Warren, 1897 * '' Chlorissa viridata'' (Linnaeus, 1758) – small grass emerald

References

* * Hemitheini Geometridae genera Taxa named by James Francis Stephens {{Geometrinae-stub