''Alsophila'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of the moth family

Geometridae The geometer moths are moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyleti ...

, subfamily Alsophilinae. The genus was erected by

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in 1825. The genus is notable because of distinct

sexual dimorphism Sexual dimorphism is the condition where sexes of the same species exhibit different Morphology (biology), morphological characteristics, including characteristics not directly involved in reproduction. The condition occurs in most dioecy, di ...

leading to strongly reduced wings in females, so much so that they cannot fly. The moths fly in late autumn or early spring.

Species

* '' Alsophila aceraria'' ( enis & Schiffermüller 1775) * '' Alsophila acroama'' Inoue,

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/small> * '' Alsophila aescularia'' ( enis & Schiffermüller 1775) – March moth * '' Alsophila bulawski'' Beljaev, 1996 * '' Alsophila foedata'' Inoue, 1944 * '' Alsophila inouei'' Nakajima, 1989 * '' Alsophila japonensis'' Warren, 1894 * '' Alsophila kurentzovi'' (Viidalepp, 1986) * '' Alsophila murinaria'' Beljaev, 1996 * '' Alsophila pometaria'' Harris, 1841 – fall cankerworm * '' Alsophila vladimiri'' Viidalepp, 1986 * '' Alsophila yanagitai'' Nakajima, 1995 * '' Alsophila zabolne'' Inoue, 1941 Alsophila pometaria pupa

References

Alsophilinae Geometridae genera {{Alsophilinae-stub