''Dasyuris'' 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 ...
first described by
Achille Guenée
Achille Guenée (sometimes M.A. Guenée; 1 January 1809 – 30 December 1880) was a French lawyer and entomologist.
Biography
Achille Guenée was born in Chartres and died in Châteaudun.
He was educated in Chartres, where he showed a very ear ...
in 1868.
Species
Species within this genus are as follows:
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Dasyuris anceps''
Butler, 1877
**''Dasyuris anceps grisescens''
Dugdale, 1988
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Dasyuris austrina''
Philpott, 1928
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Dasyuris callicrena''
Meyrick, 1883
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Dasyuris catadees''
Prout, 1939
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Dasyuris enysii''
Butler, 1877
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Dasyuris fulminea''
Philpott, 1915
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Dasyuris hectori''
Butler, 1877
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Dasyuris leucobathra''
Meyrick, 1910
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Dasyuris micropolis''
Meyrick, 1929
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Dasyuris octans''
Hudson, 1923
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Dasyuris partheniata''
Guenée, 1868
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Dasyuris pluviata''
Hudson, 1928
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Dasyuris strategica''
Meyrick, 1883
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Dasyuris transaurea''
Howes, 1912
References
Geometridae genera
Endemic fauna of New Zealand
Endemic moths of New Zealand
Xanthorhoini
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