Drepanogynis
Sign in to saveDrepanogynis is a genus in the geometer moth family (Geometridae). Long considered to hold about 5 dozen species, this number has been doubled after the last major revision. They are stout-bodied and hairy by geometer moth standards, usually have pale hindwings and rest with their wings angled upwards like a roof, as Nacophorini do. The genus is by and large restricted to Africa south of the Equator, with most species occurring in southern Africa.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Drepanogynis is referenced by 8 other articles, and connects out to Africa, Animalia and insect.
It is catalogued under topics including Ennominae, Geometer moth genera and Taxa named by Achille Guenée.
Its subject is documented across 6 Wikipedia language editions.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 15
- Family
- Geometridae
- Collections
- USNM, YPM, MZLU
- Recorded in
- Madagascar, Ethiopia, South Africa
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Geometridae
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- Pl.2-18-Argyrophora bifasciata=Drepanogynis bifasciata (Dewitz, 1881).JPG
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- Drepanogynis
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Drepanogynis is a genus in the geometer moth family (Geometridae). Long considered to hold about 5 dozen species, this number has been doubled after the last major revision. They are stout-bodied and hairy by geometer moth standards, usually have pale hindwings and rest with their wings angled upwards like a roof, as Nacophorini do. The genus is by and large restricted to Africa south of the Equator, with most species occurring in southern Africa.
This genus belongs to the subfamily Ennominae. Therein, its relationships are not quite clear, but they may indeed belong into the tribe Nacophorini. These they resemble in general appearance as mentioned above, as well as having an anellus with lateral processes, a simple rodlike uncus, a strong gnathos, simple valvae and an aedeagus with separate cornuti. Closely related genera seem to be Argyrophora, Hebdomophruda, Microligia and Pseudomaenas.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Drepanogynis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.