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Ennominae is the largest subfamily of the geometer moth family (Geometridae) with some 9,700 described species in 1,100 genera. They are usually a fairly small moths, though some grow to be considerably large. This subfamily has a global distribution. It includes some species that are notorious defoliating pests. The subfamily was first described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1845.
The Bistonini are a tribe of geometer moths in subfamily Ennominae. As numerous ennomine genera have not yet been assigned to a tribe, the genus list is preliminary. In addition, the entire tribe is sometimes merged into a much-expanded Boarmiini. In other treatments, the Erannini are included in the present group.
The Abraxini are a tribe of geometer moths in the subfamily Ennominae. Here, the Cassymini are considered a specialized offshoot of the Abraxini and merged therein; some authors consider them a distinct tribe however.
Comostola is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Edward Meyrick in 1888. They are found primarily in Asia and Australia.
Idiochlora is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. The genus was described by Warren in 1896.
Necyopa is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Francis Walker in 1861.
Nigriblephara is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Jeremy Daniel Holloway in 1993.
Ornithospila is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae described by Warren in 1894.
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.
Zythos turbata is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1862. It is found in southern Myanmar and on Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Peninsular Malaysia and the Philippines.
Pogonopygia nigralbata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, Japan, the north-eastern Himalaya, northern Vietnam and Luzon.
Bracca maculosa is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo and Palawan.
Herochroma baibarana is a species of moth of the family Geometridae first described by Shōnen Matsumura in 1931. It is found in China, Taiwan, Sri Lanka, the north-eastern parts of the Himalayas, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo.
Asthenini is a tribe of geometer moths under subfamily Larentiinae first described by Warren in 1893. The tribe has been combined with Eupitheciini in the past, most notably by Jeremy Daniel Holloway in his work The Moths of Borneo.
Abaciscus costimacula is a species of moth belonging to the family Geometridae. It was described by Alfred Ernest Wileman in 1912. It is known from Taiwan, China, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo.
Scopula annularia is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1890. It is found from the north-eastern Himalayas to Hong Kong, Myanmar, Sumatra, Borneo, Java, the Philippines, Sulawesi and Seram.
Scopula butleri is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Prout in 1913. It is found in the north-eastern Himalaya, Sumatra, China, Japan and Borneo. The habitat consists of lowland forests and lower montane forests.
Scopula hyphenophora is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in India, Peninsular Malaysia and on Borneo and Bali. The habitat consists of lowland primary and secondary forests, alluvial forests and forests on limestone.
Scopula mecysma is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1894. It is found in the Himalaya, Taiwan, Thailand and on Borneo, Java, Bali, Sulawesi and New Guinea. The habitat consists of lowland forests.
Zythos avellanea is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from the north-eastern part of the Himalaya to Taiwan, Sumatra and Borneo.
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- ↑ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Sundascelia Gen. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
