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Biston is a genus of large, long-winged moths belonging to the family Geometridae. It is most notable for containing the well-known peppered moth. The genus was first described by William Elford Leach in 1815.
Collix is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by Achille Guenée in 1857.
Comostola is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Edward Meyrick in 1888. They are found primarily in Asia and Australia.
Corymica is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae described by Francis Walker in 1860.
Declana is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae that is endemic to New Zealand. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1858.
Derambila is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1863.
Dysphania is a genus of colourful moths in the family Geometridae and typical of the tribe Dysphaniini; they are sometimes called 'false tiger moths' and are found in northeast Australia, Melanesia, and south, east and southeast Asia.
Erastria is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae, found primarily in tropical and subtropical climates in Africa and Asia. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1813.
Hyposidra is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by Achille Guenée in 1857.
Hypulia is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae described by Swinhoe in 1894.
Idiochlora is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. The genus was described by Warren in 1896.
Nadagara is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1861.
Photoscotosia is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae described by Warren in 1862.
Somatina is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by Achille Guenée in 1858.
Timandra is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1829.
Sterrhinae is a large subfamily of geometer moths with some 3,000 described species, with more than half belonging to the taxonomically difficult, very diverse genera, Idaea and Scopula. This subfamily was described by Edward Meyrick in 1892. They are the most diverse in the tropics with the number of species decreasing with increasing latitude and elevation.
Lomographa inamata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1860. It is found in Sri Lanka, Japan, China, India and Taiwan.
Lomographa platyleucata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in China, Bhutan, India, Nepal and Taiwan.
Hyposidra talaca, the black looper or black inch worm, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1860. It is found from India to Indochina, Sundaland, Sulawesi, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, the Solomon Islands, Thailand, Taiwan, New Guinea and Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland. It is a major defoliating pest in tea plantations.
Luxiaria phyllosaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1860. It is found in Sri Lanka, the north-eastern Himalayas of India, Sumatra, Borneo, the Philippines and Sulawesi.
References
- Carige at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database