''Inurois'' 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 ...
first described by
Arthur Gardiner Butler
Arthur Gardiner Butler F.L.S., F.Z.S. (27 June 1844 – 28 May 1925) was an English entomologist, arachnologist and ornithologist. He worked at the British Museum on the taxonomy of birds, insects, and spiders.
Biography
Arthur Gardiner Butl ...
in 1879.
Species
* ''
Inurois brumneus''
Viidalepp, 1986
* ''
Inurois fletcheri''
Inoue, 1954
* ''
Inurois fumosa''
Inoue, 1944
* ''
Inurois membranaria''
(Christoph, 1881)
* ''
Inurois tenuis''
Butler, 1879
* ''
Inurois ussuriensis''
Viidalepp, 1986
References
Alsophilinae
Geometridae genera
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