Apostates is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by Warren in 1897. Its only species, Apostates solitaria, was first described by Hugo Theodor Christoph in 1887.[1] It was found in Transcaspia, then an oblast of the Russian Empire.[2]

Apostates solitaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Sterrhinae
Tribe: Rhodostrophiini
Genus: Apostates
Warren, 1897
Species:
A. solitaria
Binomial name
Apostates solitaria
(Christoph, 1887)

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Apostates Warren, 1897". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Apostates solitaria​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 30, 2019.