Chlorissa
genus of insects
Chlorissa is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by James Francis Stephens 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, [1813])
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
Savela, Markku. "Chlorissa Stephens, 1831". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Geometridae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
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