Menophra

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Kingdom Animalia Order Lepidoptera Scientific name Menophra Rank Genus		Phylum Arthropoda Family Geometridae Higher classification Geometer moth

Similar Geometer moth, Aspitates, Butterflies and moths, Peribatodes, Ascotis

Menophra is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.

The name Menophra is composed of the Greek mene (moon) and ophrus (brow) and refers to the moon shapes that are formed by the strong tooths in the rim of the hindwing.

Species

Menophra aborta (Warren, 1898)

Menophra abruptaria (Thunberg, 1792)

Menophra anaplagiata Sato, 1984

Menophra contenta (Prout, 1915)

Menophra dnophera (Prout, 1915)

Menophra grummi (Alphéraky, 1888)

Menophra harterti (Rothschild, 1912)

Menophra humeraria (Moore, 1868)

Menophra japygiaria (O. Costa, 1849)

Menophra lignata (Warren, 1894)

Menophra mitsundoi Sato, 1984

Menophra nakajimai Sato, 1984

Menophra nycthemeraria (Geyer, 1831)

Menophra praestantaria (Püngeler, 1902)

Menophra retractaria (Moore, 1868)

Menophra taiwana (Wileman, 1910)

Menophra trypanaria (Wiltshire, 1948)

References

Menophra Wikipedia

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