''Speranza'' 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 John Curtis in 1828.

Species

The following species are classified in the genus. This species list may be incomplete. *'' Speranza abruptata'' *'' Speranza amboflava'' *'' Speranza anataria'' *'' Speranza andersoni'' *'' Speranza argillacearia'' – mousy angle moth *'' Speranza austrinata'' *'' Speranza benigna'' *'' Speranza bitactata'' – split-lined angle moth *'' Speranza boreata'' *'' Speranza brunneata'' *'' Speranza colata'' *'' Speranza coloradensis'' *'' Speranza confederata'' *'' Speranza coortaria'' – four-spotted angle moth *'' Speranza deceptrix'' *'' Speranza decorata'' *'' Speranza denticulodes'' *'' Speranza evagaria'' – drab angle moth *'' Speranza exauspicata'' *'' Speranza exonerata'' *'' Speranza extemporata'' *'' Speranza flavicaria'' *'' Speranza graphidaria'' *'' Speranza grossbecki'' *'' Speranza guenearia'' *'' Speranza helena'' *'' Speranza hesperata'' *'' Speranza inextricata'' *'' Speranza loricaria'' *'' Speranza lorquinaria'' – Lorquin's angle moth *'' Speranza marcescaria'' *'' Speranza occiduaria'' *'' Speranza pallipennata'' *'' Speranza perornata'' *'' Speranza plumosata'' *'' Speranza prunosata'' *''

Speranza pustularia ''Speranza pustularia'', the lesser maple spanworm, is a moth of the family Geometridae. Adults are on wing from May to July in the south and from June to August in the north. There is one generation per year. Description Adults have white wi ...

'' – lesser maple spanworm moth *'' Speranza quadrilinearia'' *'' Speranza ribearia'' – currant spanworm moth *'' Speranza saphenata'' *'' Speranza schatzeata'' *'' Speranza semivolata'' *'' Speranza simplex'' *'' Speranza simpliciata'' *'' Speranza subcessaria'' – barred angle moth *'' Speranza sulphurea'' – sulphur angle moth *'' Speranza trilinearia'' *'' Speranza umbriferata'' *'' Speranza varadaria'' – southern angle moth *'' Speranza wauaria''

References

* Macariini Geometridae genera {{Macariini-stub