Mimaletis
Sign in to saveMimaletis is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae described by Warren in 1894. This genus is similar to Scopula but differs in neuration of the wings and the female's antennae that are shortly and stoutly pectinated (comb like).
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderLepidoptera
- FamilyGeometridae
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Groupinsecta
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Mimaletis is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae described by Warren in 1894. This genus is similar to Scopula but differs in neuration of the wings and the female's antennae that are shortly and stoutly pectinated (comb like).
==Species== Some species of this genus are: Mimaletis albipennis Warren, 1905 Mimaletis humilis Warren, 1894 Mimaletis landbecki (Druce, 1910) Mimaletis paucialbata Prout L. B., 1918 Mimaletis postica (Walker, 1869) Mimaletis reducta Prout L. B., 1915 Mimaletis verecunda Prout L. B., 1934 Mimaletis watulekii Carcasson, 1962