Abraxesis is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae.[1] Its single species, Abraxesis melaleucaria, was described from Shimla, India. Both the genus and species were first described by George Hampson in 1902.[2]
Abraxesis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Subfamily: | Ennominae |
Genus: | Abraxesis Hampson, 1902 |
Species: | A. melaleucaria |
Binomial name | |
Abraxesis melaleucaria Hampson, 1902 |