''Menophra'' 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 erected by
Frederic Moore
Frederic Moore FZS (13 May 1830 – 10 May 1907) was a British entomologist and illustrator. He produced six volumes of ''Lepidoptera Indica'' and a catalogue of the birds in the collection of the East India Company.
It has been said that Mo ...
in 1887.
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 tooth-like shapes in the rim of the hindwing.
Species
* ''
Menophra aborta''
(Warren, 1898)
* ''
Menophra abruptaria
''Menophra abruptaria'', the waved umber, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was Species description, first described by Carl Peter Thunberg in 1792. It is found in south-western North Africa, southern Europe and Anatolia; in the no ...
''
(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 senilis''
(Butler, 1878)
* ''
Menophra taiwana''
(Wileman, 1910)
* ''
Menophra trypanaria''
(Wiltshire, 1948)
References
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Boarmiini
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