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Hypagyrtis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Subfamily
  
Ennominae

Scientific name
  
Hypagyrtis

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Family
  
Geometridae

Tribe
  
Boarmiini

Higher classification
  
Bistonini

Similar
  
Hypagyrtis unipunctata, Geometer moth, Euchlaena, Melanolophia canadaria, Macaria aemulataria

Hypagyrtis is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.

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Species

  • Hypagyrtis brendae Heitzman, 1975
  • Hypagyrtis caesia (Herrich-Schaffer, 1892)
  • Hypagyrtis esther (Barnes, 1928)
  • Hypagyrtis globulariae (Guerin-Meneville, 1844)
  • Hypagyrtis pallidaria Warren, 1907
  • Hypagyrtis piniata (Packard, 1870)
  • Hypagyrtis unipunctata (Haworth, 1809)

    • Taxonomy

    This genus has been placed in various tribes over time: Forbes (1948) placed it in Melanolophiini, McGuffin (1977) moved it to Boarmiini. Hodges et al. (1983) moved it to Bistonini and finally Rindge (1985) moved it back to Boarmiini.

    References

    Hypagyrtis Wikipedia
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