Scientific name Erannis Order Butterflies and moths | Family Geometridae Tribe Erannini (disputed) Rank Genus | |
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Similar Mottled umber, Agriopis, Butterflies and moths, Geometer moth, Agriopis aurantiaria | ||
Linden looper erannis tiliaria
Erannis is a geometer moth genus of the subfamily Ennominae. It is placed by some entomologists in the tribe Erannini as the type genus, but others merge this group into the tribe Boarmiini or Bistonini.
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- Linden looper erannis tiliaria
- Linden looper moth caterpillar geometridae erannis tiliaria close up
- Selected species
- Synonyms
- References
The adults of these smallish moths typically live in the crowns of their host trees. The genus is most diverse in the Holarctic; few of the 12 or so known species occur in adjacent regions.
Linden looper moth caterpillar geometridae erannis tiliaria close up
Selected species
Erannis species include:
Synonyms
The genus has also beenm listed under the following now-obsolete alternate names:
References
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