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Macariini

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Kingdom
  
Superfamily
  
Geometroidea

Subfamily
  
Higher classification
  
Order
  
Butterflies and moths

Subphylum
  
Hexapoda

Family
  
Geometridae

Phylum
  
Rank
  
Tribe

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Similar
  
Ennominae, Geometer moth, Butterflies and moths, Archiearinae, Isturgia

The Macariini are a tribe of geometer moths in the Ennominae subfamily. Though they share many traits with the Sterrhinae, this is probably plesiomorphic rather than indicative of a close relationship, and DNA sequence data points to the Boarmiini as particularly close relatives of the Macariini. All things considered, this tribe might still resemble the very first Ennominae more than any other living lineage in the subfamily.

Selected genera and species

As numerous ennomine genera have not yet been assigned to a tribe, the genus list should be considered preliminary.

  • Aporhoptrina
  • Digrammia
  • Dissomorphia
  • Elpiste
  • Epelis
  • Eumacaria
  • Gnopharmia
  • Godonela
  • Heliomata - might belong in Abraxini (Cassymini if distinct)
  • Isturgia
  • Frosted Yellow, Isturgia limbaria
  • Itame
  • Luxiaria
  • Mellilla
  • Milocera
  • Monocerotesa - might belong in Boarmiini
  • Narraga
  • Neritodes (tentatively placed here)
  • Parosteodes
  • Phyle
  • Plateoplia
  • Platypepla
  • Pygmaena
  • Rectopis
  • Semiothisa – includes Chiasmia and Macaria
  • Latticed Heath, Semiothisa clathrata
  • Speranza
  • Tephrina
  • In addition, "Boarmia" penthearia appears to belong to the Macariini too.

    References

    Macariini Wikipedia


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