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 | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Subfamily: | Sterrhinae |
| Tribe: | Rhodostrophiini |
| Genus: | Apostates Warren, 1897 |
| Species: | A. solitaria
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| Binomial name | |
| Apostates solitaria (Christoph, 1887)
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References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku. "Apostates Warren, 1897". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
- ^ 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.
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