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''Orthonama'' is a
genus of the
geometer moth family (Geometridae). It belongs to the
tribe Xanthorhoini of the "carpet"
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). ''Nycterosea'' is usually included here by modern authors, but may in fact be distinct enough to warrant recognition as an independent genus. 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.
Selected species
Species of ''Orthonama'' (''
sensu lato'') include:
* ''
Orthonama centrostrigaria''
(Wollaston, 1858) (= ''O. interruptata'', ''O. latirupta'', ''O. luscinata'', ''O. mediata'', ''O. paranensis'')
* ''
Orthonama dicymanta''
Prout, 1929
* ''
Orthonama discataria''
* ''
Orthonama evansi''
(McDunnough, 1920)
* ''
Orthonama flavillacea''
* ''
Orthonama obstipata
''Orthonama obstipata'', the gem, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794. It is a cosmopolitan species. In continental Europe though in the northeast, its range does not signific ...
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(Fabricius, 1794) – gem
* ''
Orthonama plemyrata''
* ''
Orthonama quadrisecta
''Orthonama quadrisecta'' is a species of moth of the family Geometridae first described by Claude Herbulot in 1954. It is found on Madagascar, Réunion, Mauritius and the Comoros.
Its wingspan is around 18–21 mm.
The larvae feed on ...
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Herbulot, 1954
* ''
Orthonama vittata
''Orthonama vittata'', the oblique carpet, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Moritz Balthasar Borkhausen in 1794. It is found throughout the Palearctic realm.
Distribution
It is found from the Arctic Circl ...
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(Borkhausen, 1794) – oblique carpet
Synonyms
Junior synonym
The Botanical and Zoological Codes of nomenclature treat the concept of synonymy differently.
* In botanical nomenclature, a synonym is a scientific name that applies to a taxon that (now) goes by a different scientific name. For example, Linna ...
s of ''Orthonama'' are:
[Pitkin & Jenkins (2004ab), and see references in Savela (2001)]
* ''Nycterocea''
('' lapsus'')
* ''Nycterosea''
Hulst, 1896 (but see above)
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Nyctosia
:"Nyctosia" ''is also a misspelling of the geometer moth genus ''Nycterosea'', presently included in ''Orthonama
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''Orthonama'' is a genus of the geometer moth family (biology), family (Geometridae). It belongs to the tribe (biology), ...
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(''lapsus; non'' Hampson, 1900: preoccupied
The Botanical and Zoological Codes of nomenclature treat the concept of synonymy differently.
* In botanical nomenclature, a synonym is a scientific name that applies to a taxon that (now) goes by a different scientific name. For example, Linn ...
)
* ''Orthonoma''
(''lapsus'')
* ''Percnoptilota''
Hulst, 1896
* ''
Plemyria''
Hübner, 1825a (''non'' Hübner, 1825b: preoccupied)
Footnotes
References
* (2009a)
''Nycterosea'' Version 2.6.2, 29 August 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
* (2009b)
''Orthonama'' Version 2.6.2, 29 August 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
* (2004a)
Butterflies and Moths of the World, Generic Names and their Type-species&ndash
''Nycterosea'' Version of 5 November 2004. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
* (2004b)
Butterflies and Moths of the World, Generic Names and their Type-species&ndash
''Orthonama'' Version of 5 November 2004. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
* (2001): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms &ndash
Version of 14 December 2001. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
Xanthorhoini
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