''Ascotis'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s in the family
Geometridae
The geometer moths are moths belonging to the family Geometridae of the insect order Lepidoptera, the moths and butterflies. Their scientific name derives from the Ancient Greek ''geo'' γεω (derivative form of or "the earth"), and ''met ...
erected by
Jacob Hübner
Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology.
Scientific career
Hübner was the author of '' ...
in 1825.
Selected species
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Ascotis antelmaria
''Ascotis'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825.
Selected species
* '' Ascotis antelmaria'' (Mabille, 1893)
* '' Ascotis glaucotoxa'' (Prout, 1927)
* '' Ascotis fortunata'' (Blachier, 1887)
* '' Ascotis ...
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(Mabille, 1893)
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Ascotis glaucotoxa
''Ascotis'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825.
Selected species
* ''Ascotis antelmaria'' (Mabille, 1893)
* '' Ascotis glaucotoxa'' (Prout, 1927)
* '' Ascotis fortunata'' (Blachier, 1887)
* '' Ascotis ...
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(Prout, 1927)
* ''
Ascotis fortunata
''Ascotis'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825.
Selected species
* ''Ascotis antelmaria'' (Mabille, 1893)
* ''Ascotis glaucotoxa'' (Prout, 1927)
* '' Ascotis fortunata'' (Blachier, 1887)
* '' Ascotis m ...
''
(Blachier, 1887)
* ''
Ascotis margarita
''Ascotis'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825.
Selected species
* ''Ascotis antelmaria'' (Mabille, 1893)
* ''Ascotis glaucotoxa'' (Prout, 1927)
* ''Ascotis fortunata'' (Blachier, 1887)
* '' Ascotis ma ...
''
Warren, 1894
* ''
Ascotis reciprocaria
''Ascotis'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825.
Selected species
* ''Ascotis antelmaria'' (Mabille, 1893)
* ''Ascotis glaucotoxa'' (Prout, 1927)
* ''Ascotis fortunata'' (Blachier, 1887)
* ''Ascotis mar ...
''
(Walker, 1860)
* ''
Ascotis selenaria
''Ascotis selenaria'', the giant looper, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775.
Subspecies
* ''Ascotis selenaria dianaria'' (Hübner, 1817)
* ''Ascotis selenaria ...
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(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) – giant looper –
type species
In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen ...
* ''
Ascotis sordida
''Ascotis'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825.
Selected species
* ''Ascotis antelmaria'' (Mabille, 1893)
* ''Ascotis glaucotoxa'' (Prout, 1927)
* ''Ascotis fortunata'' (Blachier, 1887)
* ''Ascotis mar ...
''
Warren, 1894
* ''
Ascotis terebraria
''Ascotis terebraria'' is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found on La Réunion
LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States.
La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Mus ...
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Guénée, 1862
References
Boarmiini
Geometridae genera
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