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Operophtera

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Operophtera is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825.

Species

Winter Moth

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderLepidoptera
  5. FamilyGeometridae
Observations18,083

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
1,123
With media
2
Family
Geometridae
Collections
YPM, DMNS
Recorded in
Canada, Switzerland, France, United States

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Geometridae
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Operophtera brumata01.jpg
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taxon name
Operophtera
taxon rank
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Category:Operophtera
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Selected species
  • References
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Operophtera is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825.

==Selected species== Operophtera bruceata (Hulst, 1886) – bruce spanworm (also native winter moth in North America) Operophtera brumata (Linnaeus, 1758) – winter moth Operophtera danbyi (Hulst, 1896) Operophtera fagata (Scharfenberg, 1805) – northern winter moth

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