Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Hypomecis Higher classification Boarmiini Order Butterflies and moths | Family Geometridae Phylum Arthropoda Rank Genus | |
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Similar Hypomecis punctinalis, Geometer moth, Butterflies and moths, Ectropis, Peribatodes | ||
Hypomecis is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.
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Description
Palpi oblique, raching beyond the frons and fringed with hair below. Fore wings with slightly crenulate cilia. Vein 3 from near angle of cell and veins 7 to 9 from near upper angle. Typically with vein 10 and 11 arise from cell. Hind wings with vein 3 from near angle of cell. Cilia crenulate.
Ecology
Most of them are patterned cryptically and when they sit on bark, the markings appear like patches of lichen. Studies have shown that they choose the site for resting with care so that the pattern of crypsis is enhanced.
Selected species
Species include:
References
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