''Ourapteryx'' 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 genus was erected by
William Elford Leach
William Elford Leach Royal Society, FRS (2 February 1791 – 25 August 1836) was an English zoologist and marine biologist.
Life and work
Elford Leach was born at Hoe Gate, Plymouth, the son of an attorney. At the age of twelve he began a me ...
in 1814.
Selected species
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Ourapteryx caecata''
(Bastelberger, 1911)
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Ourapteryx changi
''Ourapteryx changi'' is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Inoue in 1985. 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 Se ...
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Inoue, 1985
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Ourapteryx clara''
Matsumura, 1910
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Ourapteryx claretta''
Holloway, 1982
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Ourapteryx ebuleata''
(Guenée, 1858)
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Ourapteryx excellens''
(Butler, 1889)
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Ourapteryx falciformis''
Inoue, 1993
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Ourapteryx flavovirens''
Inoue, 1985
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Ourapteryx fulvinervis''
(Warren, 1894)
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Ourapteryx incaudata''
Warren, 1897
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Ourapteryx inspersa''
Wileman, 1912
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Ourapteryx japonica''
Inoue, 1993
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Ourapteryx maculicaudaria''
(Motschulsky, 1866)
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Ourapteryx margaritata
''Ourapteryx'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. The genus was erected by William Elford Leach in 1814.
Selected species
*'' Ourapteryx caecata'' (Bastelberger, 1911)
*''Ourapteryx changi
''Ourapteryx changi'' is a moth of the fa ...
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(Moore, 1868)
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Ourapteryx marginata''
(Hampson, 1895)
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Ourapteryx monticola''
Inoue, 1985
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Ourapteryx multistrigaria''
Walker, 1866
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Ourapteryx nigrociliaris''
Inoue, 1985
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Ourapteryx obtusicauda''
(Warren, 1894)
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Ourapteryx pallidula''
Inoue, 1985
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Ourapteryx parallelaria''
(Leech, 1891)
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Ourapteryx peermaadiata''
Thierry-Mieg, 1903
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Ourapteryx persica''
(Ménétriés, 1832)
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Ourapteryx picticaudata''
(Walker, 1860)
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Ourapteryx pluristrigata''
Warren, 1888)
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Ourapteryx podaliriata''
(Guenée, 1857)
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Ourapteryx primularis
''Ourapteryx'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. The genus was erected by William Elford Leach in 1814.
Selected species
*'' Ourapteryx caecata'' (Bastelberger, 1911)
*''Ourapteryx changi'' Inoue, 1985
*'' Ourapteryx clara'' Matsum ...
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(Butler, 1886)
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Ourapteryx pura''
(Swinhoe, 1902)
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Ourapteryx purissima''
Thierry-Meig, 1905
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Ourapteryx ramosa''
(Wileman, 1910)
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Ourapteryx sambucaria''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
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Ourapteryx sciticaudaria''
(Walker, 1862)
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Ourapteryx similaria''
(Matsumura, 1910)
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Ourapteryx taiwana''
Wileman, 1910
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Ourapteryx triangularia''
Moore, 1867
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Ourapteryx ussurica''
Inoue, 1993
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Ourapteryx variolaria''
Inoue, 1985
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Ourapteryx venusta''
Inoue, 1985
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Ourapteryx yerburii''
Matsumura, 1910
References
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Ourapterygini
{{Ourapterygini-stub