Herbita is a Neotropical genus of moths in the family Geometridae, erected in 1860 by Francis Walker. Species resemble those of Ira, Microgonia and Oxydia, but can be told apart from these by the male genitalia, where the defining characteristics of those three genera are absent in Herbita. Many but not all species of Herbita feature broken, wavy or indistinct line markings and a triangle of three dark brown or pale grey dots on the forewing. Species occur from Mexico south to Brazil, Chile and Argentina.
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Herbita is a Neotropical genus of moths in the family Geometridae, erected in 1860 by Francis Walker. Species resemble those of Ira, Microgonia and Oxydia, but can be told apart from these by the male genitalia, where the defining characteristics of those three genera are absent in Herbita. Many but not all species of Herbita feature broken, wavy or indistinct line markings and a triangle of three dark brown or pale grey dots on the forewing. Species occur from Mexico south to Brazil, Chile and Argentina.
==Species== , the Global Biodiversity Information Facility listed the following species: Herbita aglausaria Walker, 1860 - type species Herbita albirenata (Warren, 1906) Herbita amicaria (Schaus, 1912) Herbita artayctes Druce, 1891 Herbita asinana Prout, 1910 Herbita atomaria (Walker, 1860) Herbita betzi (Herbulot, 1977) Herbita capnodiata (Guenée, 1858) Herbita capona Dognin, 1900 Herbita castraria (Schaus, 1901) Herbita chiomaria (Schaus, 1923) Herbita coctura (Dognin, 1901) Herbita crenulata (Warren, 1905) Herbita cyclopeata (Möschler, 1882) Herbita declinata (Guenée, 1858) Herbita decurtaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1856) Herbita dognini (Thierry-Mieg, 1892) Herbita domingaria (Dognin, 1924) Herbita dulcisona (Prout, 1916) Herbita extranea (Schaus, 1911) Herbita fulva (Dognin, 1911) Herbita hypolizon Prout, 1933 Herbita incata (Schaus, 1901) Herbita lilacina (Warren, 1897) Herbita malchusaria (Schaus, 1923) Herbita marmorata (Dognin, 1900) Herbita medama Druce, 1891 Herbita medona (Druce, 1892) Herbita medullata (Dyar, 1918) Herbita nedusia Druce, 1892 Herbita nestor (Druce, 1892) Herbita niebla Dognin, 1896 Herbita ochriplaga (Warren, 1904) Herbita olivata (Warren, 1901) Herbita opalizans (Warren, 1904) Herbita pallidaria (Jones, 1921) Herbita praeditaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) Herbita prouti (Giacomelli, 1911) Herbita quinquemaculata (Dognin, 1910) Herbita reducta (Schaus, 1923) Herbita renipuncta (Warren, 1895) Herbita rhoda (Butler, 1882) Herbita ruadhanaria (Schaus, 1923) Herbita siccifolia (Warren, 1904) Herbita somnolenta (Warren, 1904) Herbita subapicalis (Dognin, 1900) Herbita subdentilinea (Dognin, 1911) Herbita tanagra (Dognin, 1923) Herbita tenebrica Dognin, 1892 Herbita testinata (Guenée, 1858) Herbita tharbaria (Schaus, 1923) Herbita transcissa (Walker, 1860) Herbita tucumana (Dognin, 1923) Herbita ulpianaria (Schaus, 1923) Herbita valtrudaria (Schaus, 1923) Herbita versilinea (Warren, 1904) Herbita vinosata (Guenée, 1858) Herbita zarina (Dognin, 1893)
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