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Erateina

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Geometridae

Tribe
  
Erateinini

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

Class
  
Insecta

Subfamily
  
Larentiinae

Scientific name
  
Erateina

Rank
  
Genus

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Similar
  
Butterflies and moths, Erateina julia, Cyllopoda, Epimecis, Enypia

Erateina is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.

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Species

This genus contains 85 described species, including:

  • Erateina amazonia
  • Erateina artabates
  • Erateina attali
  • Erateina garrulata
  • Erateina julia
  • Erateina kuczynskii
  • Erateina leptograta
  • Erateina meduthina
  • Erateina puellaastuta
  • Erateina radiata
  • Erateina rogersi
  • Erateina siliquata
  • Erateina staudingeri
  • Erateina subjunctaria
  • Erateina undulata
  • Erateina zoraida

    • Description

    Species of this genus have a more or less elongated, caudate hindwings and a peculiar wing shape, characterized by the anal lobe of the males. They lack of a frenulum (in both sexes).

    Habitat

    These day-flying moths are typically montane and can be found in Neotropical cloud forests.

    References

    Erateina Wikipedia
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