Protoproutia
McDunnough, 1939
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2Protoproutia is a of geometrid moths erected by James Halliday McDunnough in 1939. The genus currently contains two recognized : Protoproutia rusticaria (the type species) and Protoproutia laredoata. It belongs to the Sterrhinae within the Geometridae. The genus has been documented in citizen science observations, suggesting it is not exceptionally rare, though detailed biological information remains limited.
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Taxonomic history
Protoproutia was established by Canadian entomologist James Halliday McDunnough in 1939 with Protoproutia rusticaria as the type . Protoproutia laredoata was originally described in the Lobocleta by Cassino in 1931 before being transferred to Protoproutia.
Species included
The contains two : Protoproutia rusticaria McDunnough, 1939 (type species) and Protoproutia laredoata (Cassino, 1931).