Phrygionis | |
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P. polita Mount Totumas cloud forest, Panama | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Subfamily: | Ennominae |
Tribe: | Palyadini |
Genus: | Phrygionis Hübner, [1825] 1816 |
Phrygionis is a neotropical moth genus in the family Geometridae. [1] [2]
Phrygionis have relatively conspicuous wing patterns, which probably led to overestimation of their species richness in the past. In most species, the forewing measures 16–18 mm (0.63–0.71 in) in length. [2]
Antasia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by Warren in 1894. Its only species, Antasia flavicapitata, was first described by Achille Guenée in 1857. It is found in Australia.
Gastrophora is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae. Its only species, Gastrophora henricaria, the fallen bark looper or beautiful leaf moth, is found in the south-east corner of Australia. Both the genus and species were first described by Achille Guenée in 1857.
Ischalis is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1863. All species within this genus are endemic to New Zealand.
Lomographa is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825.
Pamphlebia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by Warren in 1897. Its only species, Pamphlebia rubrolimbraria, was first described by Achille Guenée in 1857. It is found in Sri Lanka, Borneo, Indonesia, Taiwan and Australia.
Pityeja is a Neotropical moth genus in the family Geometridae erected by Francis Walker in 1861.
Synchlora is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Achille Guenée in 1857. Adult Synchlora members often have leaf green wings, while larvae occasionally have the property of adorning themselves with pieces of plants in the pursuit of camouflage. The name of the genus comes from Greek, with "syn-" meaning "with", and "chlor" meaning "green".
Xerodes is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by Achille Guenée in 1857.
Scopulini is a tribe of the geometer moth family (Geometridae), with about 900 species in seven genera. The tribe was described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1845.
Pingasa ruginaria is a species of moth of the family Geometridae first described by Achille Guenée in 1857. It is found in India, south-east Asia, the Ryukyu Islands and Sundaland.
Euphyia intermediata, the sharp-angled carpet, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1858. It is found from coast-to-coast in southern Canada and the northern United States, south in the east to North Carolina, south in the west to California, Utah, and possibly Arizona. It is also found north to the Northwest Territories and Alaska.
Eupitheciini is a tribe of geometer moths under subfamily Larentiinae, often referred to as pugs. The tribe was described by Tutt in 1896.
Phrygionis paradoxata, the jeweled satyr moth or silvery phrygionis, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1858. It is found in South America, Central America, Florida, and the Caribbean.
Scopula fibulata is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Achille Guenée in 1858. It is found in Kenya, Sri Lanka and China.
Racotis boarmiaria is a species of moth of the family Geometridae described by Achille Guenée in 1857. It is found in India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Myanmar, China, Japan, Taiwan, Indonesia, Bhutan and Malaysia.
Phrygionis argentata is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It was first described by Dru Drury in 1773 from Jamaica.
Phrygionis privignaria is a moth in the family Geometridae described by Achille Guenée in 1858. It is distributed over the Caribbean, North, Central and South America.
Caberini is a tribe of geometrid moths in the family Geometridae. There are at least 50 described species in Caberini.
Baptini is a tribe of geometer moths in the subfamily Ennominae.
Phrygionis platinata is a species in the moth family Geometridae found in Central and South America.