Apotheta is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae. Its single species, Apotheta tanymita, is found in Australia. Both the genus and species were first described by Turner in 1931.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Subfamily: | Oenochrominae |
| Genus: | Apotheta Turner, 1931 |
| Species: | A. tanymita
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| Binomial name | |
| Apotheta tanymita Turner, 1931
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References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku. "Apotheta Turner, 1931". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Apotheta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2019.