Lampropteryx

Lampropteryx
Lampropteryx suffumata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Subfamily:	Larentiinae
Tribe:	Cidariini
Genus:	Lampropteryx Stephens, 1831
Synonyms [1]
Anisobole Warren, 1902 Paracomucha Warren, 1904 Paralophia Warren, 1893

Lampropteryx is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae described by Stephens in 1831. ^[2]

Species

• Lampropteryx albigirata (Kollar, 1848)
• Lampropteryx argentilineata (Leech, 1897)
• Lampropteryx chalybearia (Moore, 1868)
• Lampropteryx jameza (Butler, 1878)
• Lampropteryx minna (Butler, 1881)
• Lampropteryx nishizawai Sato, 1990
• Lampropteryx otregiata (Metcalfe, 1917) – Devon carpet
• Lampropteryx suffumata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) – water carpet
• Lampropteryx synthetica Prout, 1922

References

1. "Lampropteryx Stephens, 1831". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 28 May 2025.
2. Savela, Markku. "Lampropteryx Stephens, 1831". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 26 April 2019.

• Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Geometridae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.