''Oenospila'' 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
Charles Swinhoe
Colonel Charles Swinhoe (27 August 1838, in CalcuttaAlthough many published sources give 1836, the India Office Records note it as 1838 (), the other year being that of his brother Robert. – 2 December 1923) was an English naturalist and lepido ...
in 1892.
Species
* ''
Oenospila altistrix''
* ''
Oenospila flavifusata''
* ''
Oenospila flavilinea''
* ''
Oenospila gemmans''
* ''
Oenospila kopperi''
* ''
Oenospila microstrix''
* ''
Oenospila moniliata''
* ''
Oenospila rufinotata''
* ''
Oenospila stellata''
References
Hemitheini
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