Synchlora Explained

Synchlora is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Achille Guenée in 1857.^[1] Adult Synchlora members often have leaf green wings, while larvae occasionally have the property of adorning themselves with pieces of plants in the pursuit of camouflage. The name of the genus comes from Greek, with "syn-" meaning "with", and "chlor" meaning "green".^[2]

Species

The genus includes the following species:

• Synchlora aerata (Fabricius, 1798)
• Synchlora amplimaculata (Herbulot, 1991)
• Synchlora apicata (Warren, 1900)
• Synchlora astraeoides (Warren, 1901)
• Synchlora atrapes (Druce, 1892)
• Synchlora bidentifera (Warren, 1901)
• Synchlora bistriaria (Packard, 1876)
• Synchlora bistriata (Warren, 1897)
• Synchlora concinnaria (Schaus, 1912)
• Synchlora cupedinaria (Grote, 1880)
• Synchlora decorata (Warren, 1901)
• Synchlora delicatula (Dognin, 1909)
• Synchlora dependens (Warren, 1904)
• Synchlora despicata (Prout, 1932)
• Synchlora dilucida (Warren, 1900)
• Synchlora ephippiaria (Moschler, 1886)
• Synchlora expulsata (Walker, 1861)
• Synchlora faseolaria (Guenee, 1857)
• Synchlora fringillata (Schaus, 1897)
• Synchlora frondaria Guenee, 1858
• Synchlora gerularia (Hubner, 1823)
• Synchlora graefiaria (Hulst, 1886)
• Synchlora hebescens (Prout, 1933)
• Synchlora herbaria (Fabricius, 1794)
• Synchlora indecora (Prout, 1916)
• Synchlora irregularia (Barnes & McDunnough, 1918)
• Synchlora isolata (Warren, 1900)
• Synchlora leucoceraria (Snellen, 1874)
• Synchlora magnaria (Bastelberger, 1911)
• Synchlora merlinaria (Schaus, 1940)
• Synchlora naenia (Druce, 1892)
• Synchlora noel (Sperry, 1949)
• Synchlora orthogramma (Dyar, 1912)
• Synchlora pectinaria (Grossbeck, 1910)
• Synchlora pomposa (Dognin, 1898)
• Synchlora pulchrifimbria (Warren, 1907)
• Synchlora rufilineata (Warren, 1897)
• Synchlora superaddita (Prout, 1913)
• Synchlora suppomposa (Prout, 1916)
• Synchlora tenuimargo (Warren, 1905)
• Synchlora venustula (Dognin, 1910)
• Synchlora xysteraria (Hulst, 1886)

External links

• Web site: Pitkin . Brian . Jenkins . Paul . amp . Search results Family: Geometridae . Butterflies and Moths of the World . Natural History Museum, London.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . Synchlora Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1857 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . April 23, 2019.
2. Web site: Genus Synchlora . BugGuide.net . September 28, 2023.