Xenochroma is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Subfamily: | Geometrinae |
| Genus: | Xenochroma Warren, 1902[1] |
| Type species | |
| Xenochroma candidata Warren, 1902
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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As of 2020[update], the following nine species are recognized:[2]
- Xenochroma aetherea (Debauche, 1941)
- Xenochroma angulosa Herbulot, 1984
- Xenochroma candidata Warren, 1902
- Xenochroma dyschlorata (Warren, 1914)
- Xenochroma palimpais Prout L. B., 1934
- Xenochroma planimargo Prout L. B., 1912
- Xenochroma roseimargo Janse, 1935
- Xenochroma salsa (Warren, 1897)
- Xenochroma silvatica Herbulot, 1984
References
edit- ^ Warren, W. (1902). "New African Drepanulidae, Thyrididae, Epiplemidae, and Geometridae in the Tring Museum". Novitates Zoologicae. 9 (3): 497–498.
- ^ a b De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2019). "Xenochroma Warren, 1902". Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). Retrieved 11 Aug 2020.
- ^ Warren, W. (1914). "Descriptions of New Species of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the South African Museum". Annals of the South African Museum. 10 (12): 482–483.
- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Xenochroma". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 11 Aug 2020.
