Chloroclystis grisea Warren, 1897

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Higher taxa:	Geometridae (family)/  Larentiinae (subfamily)/  Eupitheciini (tribe)/  Chloroclystis (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Warren, 1897
Citation:	Chloroclystis grisea sp. nov.
Original genus:	Chloroclystis
Publication:	Warren W. 1897b. New genera and species of Drepanulidae, Thyrididae, Epiplemidae, Uraniidae and Geometridae in the Tring Museum.
Journal:	Novitates Zoologicae
Volume:	4
Issue:
Pagination:	227
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3219074

Chloroclystis grisea (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Chloroclystis grisea Warren, 1897	Syntype	♂	NHMUK	Syntypes 2♂, NHMUK.	Kenya	Kenya, Mombasa Island, 1896, leg. W. J. Ansorge.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Chloroclystis grisea Warren, 1897	Comoros	Grande Comore (Ngazidja)	Prout L. B. 1929–1938. Die Spannerartigen Nachtfalter (Geometridae). Die Afrikanischen Spanner. Geometridae. – In: Seitz A. (ed.) Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde. Eine Systematische Bearbeitung der bis jetzt bekannten Gross-Schmetterlinge. page 157 (as leighi)
Chloroclystis grisea Warren, 1897	Kenya		Warren W. 1897b. New genera and species of Drepanulidae, Thyrididae, Epiplemidae, Uraniidae and Geometridae in the Tring Museum. page 227
Chloroclystis grisea Warren, 1897	Mozambique		Bastelberger M. J. 1907a. Beschreibung neuer und Besprechung weniger bekannter exotischer Geometriden. page 82 (as dietzei)
Chloroclystis grisea Warren, 1897	South Africa	Western Cape	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 158
Chloroclystis grisea Warren, 1897	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 158 (map)
Chloroclystis grisea Warren, 1897	South Africa	Limpopo	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 158 (map)
Chloroclystis grisea Warren, 1897	South Africa	Gauteng	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 158 (map)
Chloroclystis grisea Warren, 1897	South Africa	Mpumalanga	Janse A. J. T. 1933–1935. The Moths of South Africa. Volume II. Geometridae (concluded). page 25
Chloroclystis grisea Warren, 1897	South Africa	Eastern Cape	Janse A. J. T. 1933–1935. The Moths of South Africa. Volume II. Geometridae (concluded). page 25

Plant note:

Caterpillars feed on flowers of various trees (see H. S. Staude et al. 2023: 158).

Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars.

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Chloroclystis grisea Warren, 1897	Phyllanthus niruri	Euphorbiaceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 195
Chloroclystis grisea Warren, 1897	Undefined polyphagous	Undefined	South Africa	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 158

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

Chloroclystis grisea (1)

Chloroclystis grisea (2)

Chloroclystis grisea (3)

Chloroclystis grisea (4)

Chloroclystis leighi (1)

Chloroclystis leighi (2)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Chloroclystis dietzei Bastelberger, 1907	Bastelberger, 1907	species	Synonym	Chloroclystis dietzei
Chloroclystis leighi Prout L. B., 1937	Prout L. B., 1937	species	Synonym	Chloroclystis leighi