Geometrinae
| Geometrinae | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Little emerald, Jodis lactearia (Hemitheini) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| (unranked): | Macrolepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Geometroidea |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Subfamily: | Geometrinae Leach, 1815 |
| Tribes | |
|
Aracimini | |
Geometrinae is the nominate subfamily of the geometer moth family (Geometridae). It is strongly split, containing a considerable number of tribes of which most are presently very small or monotypic, however. These small moths are often a light bluish green, leading to the common name of emerald moths, though a few species called thus are also found in the tribe Campaeini of the Ennominae.
There are about 2,300 described species, mostly from the tropics.
Selected species
- Blotched emerald, Comibaena bajularia
- Large emerald, Geometra papilionaria
- Essex emerald, Thetidia smaragdaria
Genera incertae sedis
Some geometrine genera have not been definitely assigned to a tribe.[1] These include:
Footnotes
- ↑ See references in Savela (2007)
References
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Geometrinae. |
- Savela, Markku (2007): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms: Geometrinae. Version of 2007-FEB-02. Retrieved 2008-JUL-07.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 1/31/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.