Category
page 1Ennominae
Ennominae
Ennominae is the largest subfamily of the geometer moth family (Geometridae), with some 9,700 described species in 1,100 genera. Most species are fairly small, though some (such as the peppered moth) 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.
Siona lineata
species of insect
Gnophos furvata
species of insect
Scotch Annulet
species of insect
Odontopera
Odontopera is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae described by Stephens in 1831. Aethiopodes is sometimes also included here.
Gnophos
Gnophos is a genus in the geometer moth family (Geometridae). A mostly Old World lineage, it is abundant in the Palearctic, with some North American species as well; in Europe six species are recorded. This genus has about 120 known species altogether in several recognized subgenera, with new ones still being discovered occasionally.
Ceratonyx
Ceratonyx is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae.
Lignyoptera fumidaria
species of insect
Compsoptera jourdanaria
species of insect
Gnophos dumetata
species of insect
Synegia
Synegia is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1857.
Phaeoura
Phaeoura is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae.
Petrophora
Petrophora is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1811.
Ephalaenia
Ephalaenia is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae described by Wehrli in 1936.
Chesiadodes
Chesiadodes is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae.
Harutalcis fumigata
species of insect
Luxiaria mitorrhaphes
species of insect
Xerodes
Xerodes is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by Achille Guenée in 1857.
Fascellina
Fascellina is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae described by Francis Walker in 1860.
Conosara
Conosara is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae.
Oreometra
Oreometra is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae.
Luxiaria
Luxiaria is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1860.
Neotherina
Neotherina is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Paul Dognin in 1913.
Auaxa cesadaria
species of insect
Siona
genus of insects
Cidariophanes
Cidariophanes is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae.
Anavinemina
Anavinemina is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae described by Frederick H. Rindge in 1964.
Loxaspilates
Loxaspilates is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae.
Anoectomychus
Anoectomychus is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by Prout in 1915. Its single species, Anoectomychus pudens, described by Swinhoe in 1904, is found in Nigeria.
Cundinamarca
genus of insects
Zermizinga indocilisaria
species of moth found in New Zealand and Australia
Biclavigera
Biclavigera is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae.
Probole
Probole is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae, the geometer moths. It is a Nearctic genus distributed throughout Canada and much of the United States.
Emplocia
Emplocia is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae.
Protitame virginalis
species of insect
Milionia fulgida
species of insect
Loxaspilates arrizanaria
species of insect
Declana
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. In 2023, several members of the genus were moved to Ipana, a reinstated genus also originally described by Walker.
Psyra
genus of insects
Dioptrochasma
Dioptrochasma is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae.
Bupalus
genus of insects
Auzeodes
Auzeodes is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae.
Pyrinia
Pyrinia is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1818.
Geodena
Geodena is a genus of moth from the family Geometridae.
Chlenias
Chlenias is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. It has been recorded to mostly be found in Australia.
Doratoptera nicevillei
species of moth
Pseudomiza
Pseudomiza is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae.
Compsoptera opacaria
species of insect
Coenina
Coenina is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae.
Probithia exclusa
species of insect
Xerodes contiguaria
species of insect
Theria primaria
species of insect
Chlenias banksiaria
species of insect
Ischalis fortinata
species of moth endemic to New Zealand
Bonatea
genus of insects
Miantochora
Miantochora is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by Warren in 1895.
Narthecusa perplexata
species of insect
Ateloptila
Ateloptila is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae erected by Edward Meyrick in 1886. Its only species, Ateloptila confusa, first described by Warren in 1900, is found in Australia.
Epigynopteryx africana
species of insect
Luxiaria amasa
species of insect