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The geometer moths are moths belonging to the family Geometridae of the insect order Lepidoptera, the moths and butterflies. Their scientific name derives from the Ancient Greek geo γῆ or γαῖα "the earth", and metron μέτρον "measure" in reference to the way their larvae, or "inchworms", appear to "measure the earth" as they move along in a looping fashion. A very large family, it has around 23,000 species of moths described, and over 1400 species from six subfamilies indigenous to North America alone. A well-known member is the peppered moth, Biston betularia, which has been subject of numerous studies in population genetics. Several other geometer moths are notorious pests.
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.
Drepanogynis is a genus in the geometer moth family (Geometridae). Long considered to hold about 5 dozen species, this number has been doubled after the last major revision. They are stout-bodied and hairy by geometer moth standards, usually have pale hindwings and rest with their wings angled upwards like a roof, as Nacophorini do. The genus is by and large restricted to Africa south of the Equator, with most species occurring in southern Africa.
Dyscia is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825.
Eois is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. The genus contains about 250 validly described species, most from the Neotropical region. Many species are still undescribed and the total number of species is estimated to be over a 1,000 in the Neotropical region alone. The genus was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1818.
Gastrinodes is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by William Warren in 1898. Its species occur in Australia. Its type species is G. bitaeniaria, originally described as Geometra bitaeniaria.
Glacies is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Pierre Millière in 1874.
Hyperythra is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. It was erected by Achille Guenée in 1857.
Jubarella is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by George Duryea Hulst in 1898.
Metanema is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Achille Guenée in 1857. It contains the following species:
Monostoecha is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by David Stephen Fletcher in 1979. Its only species, Monostoecha semipectinata, first described by George Duryea Hulst in 1898, is found in the American Southwest.
Tetracis is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Achille Guenée in 1858.
Xylinophylla is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by Warren in 1898.
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.
Trichopterygini is a tribe of geometer moths under subfamily Larentiinae. The tribe was described by Warren in 1894.
Eupithecia acutipennis is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by George Duryea Hulst in 1898. It is found in the US state of California.
William Warren was an English entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera.
Eupithecia borealis is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by George Duryea Hulst in 1898. It is found in North America, including Alberta, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Manitoba, Michigan, Montana, New Brunswick, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Utah and Wyoming.
Paranotoreas brephosata is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. This species is endemic to New Zealand.
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Episauris Rebel, 1898". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Geometridae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
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