''Entephria'' is a
genus in the
geometer moth family (Geometridae). There is no unambiguous common name for these moths; like many other members of their
subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...
Larentiinae, they are sometimes called "carpets". The genus was 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.
Most of its roughly 50
species occur across the
Holarctic; from Europe alone, 10 species have been recorded. But some others are found in Africa, and it is suspected that numerous others are presently misplaced in ''
Perizoma
''Perizoma'' is a genus in the geometer moth family (Geometridae). It is the type genus of tribe Perizomini in subfamily Larentiinae. The tribe is considered monotypic by those who include the genera '' Gagitodes'', '' Martania'' and '' Mesotyp ...
'' and ''
Scotopteryx''. In the past, some authors have erroneously treated ''Entephria'' species under the genus name ''
Dasyuris''.
Selected species
Species of ''Entephria'' include:
[Krüger (2005), FE (2011), and see references in Savela (2003)]
Footnotes
References
"''Entephria'' Hübner, 1825" ''Fauna Europaea''. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
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Larentiini
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