''Menophra'' is a genus of
moths 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
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Menophra aborta''
(Warren, 1898)
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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 ...
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(Thunberg, 1792)
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Menophra anaplagiata''
Sato, 1984
* ''
Menophra contenta''
(Prout, 1915)
* ''
Menophra dnophera''
(Prout, 1915)
* ''
Menophra grummi''
(Alphéraky, 1888)
* ''
Menophra harterti
''Menophra'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Frederic Moore 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 toot ...
''
(Rothschild, 1912)
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Menophra humeraria
''Menophra'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Frederic Moore 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 toot ...
''
(Moore, 1868)
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Menophra japygiaria
''Menophra'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Frederic Moore 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 toot ...
''
(O. Costa, 1849)
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Menophra lignata
''Menophra'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Frederic Moore 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 toot ...
''
(Warren, 1894)
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Menophra mitsundoi
''Menophra'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Frederic Moore 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 toot ...
''
Sato, 1984
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Menophra nakajimai
''Menophra nakajimai'' is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific ...
''
Sato, 1984
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Menophra nycthemeraria
''Menophra'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Frederic Moore 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 toot ...
''
(Geyer, 1831)
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Menophra praestantaria
''Menophra'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Frederic Moore 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 toot ...
''
(Püngeler, 1902)
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Menophra retractaria
''Menophra'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Frederic Moore 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 toot ...
''
(Moore, 1868)
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Menophra senilis
''Menophra'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Frederic Moore 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 toot ...
''
(Butler, 1878)
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Menophra taiwana
''Menophra taiwana'' is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is endemic to Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific ...
''
(Wileman, 1910)
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Menophra trypanaria''
(Wiltshire, 1948)
References
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Boarmiini
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