Piercia
Sign in to savePiercia is a genus in the geometer moth family (Geometridae). It belongs to subfamily Larentiinae, but therein its relationships are fairly obscure. About 10 species occur in southern and eastern Asia, but most – almost 50 as of 2005 – are found in Africa.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderLepidoptera
- FamilyGeometridae
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- Selected species
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Piercia is a genus in the geometer moth family (Geometridae). It belongs to subfamily Larentiinae, but therein its relationships are fairly obscure. About 10 species occur in southern and eastern Asia, but most – almost 50 as of 2005 – are found in Africa.
==Selected species== Species of Piercia include: Piercia alpinaria Krüger, 2005 Piercia dryas (Prout, 1915) Piercia lichenocosmia Krüger, 2005 Piercia petraria Krüger, 2005 Piercia prasinaria (Warren, 1901) Piercia smaragdinata (Walker, 1862) Piercia cf. smaragdinata 'Janse 1933'