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Orthonama

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Geometridae

Scientific name
  
Orthonama

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Subfamily
  
Larentiinae

Rank
  
Genus

Orthonama

Similar
  
Orthonama obstipata, Horisme, Euphyia, Epirrhoe, Eulithis

The gem moth geometridae orthonama obstipata dorsal view


Orthonama is a genus of the geometer moth family, Geometridae. It belongs to the tribe Xanthorhoini of the "carpet" subfamily (Larentiinae). Nycterosea is usually included here by modern authors, but may in fact be distinct enough to warrant recognition as an independent genus.

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The gem moth geometridae orthonama obstipata female on wall


Selected species

Species of Orthonama (sensu lato) include:

  • Orthonama centrostrigaria (Wollaston, 1858) (= O. interruptata, O. latirupta, O. luscinata, O. mediata, O. paranensis)
  • Orthonama dicymanta Prout, 1929
  • Orthonama discataria
  • Orthonama evansi (McDunnough, 1920)
  • Orthonama flavillacea
  • Orthonama obstipata (Fabricius, 1794)– Gem
  • Orthonama plemyrata
  • Orthonama quadrisecta Herbulot, 1954
  • Orthonama vittata (Borkhausen, 1794) – Oblique Carpet
  • Synonyms

    Junior synonyms of Orthonama are:

  • Nycterocea (lapsus)
  • Nycterosea Hulst, 1896 (but see above)
  • Nyctosia (lapsus; non Hampson, 1900: preoccupied)
  • Orthonoma (lapsus)
  • Percnoptilota Hulst, 1896
  • Plemyria Hübner, 1825a (non Hübner, 1825b: preoccupied)
  • References

    Orthonama Wikipedia