''Abraxas'', the magpie moths, 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 ...

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 ''metr ...

. It was first described by

William Elford Leach William Elford Leach 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 medical appren ...

in 1815.

Description

Palpi

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(extending forward) and roughly scaled. Hind tibia of male dilated with a fold containing a tuft of hair. Forewings with vein 3 from before angle of cell and veins 7, 8, 9 and 10, 11 stalked. Vein 11 becoming coincident with vein 12, or apparently absent. Hindwings with vein 3 from before angle of cell.

Species

The genus includes the following species: * '' Abraxas adilluminata'' Inoue, 1984 * '' Abraxas albiplaga'' (Warren, 1894) * '' Abraxas albiquadrata'' (Warren, 1897) * ''

Abraxas antinebulosa Abraxas ( grc-x-biblical, ἀβραξάς, abraxas, variant form romanized: ) is a word of mystic meaning in the system of the Gnostic Basilides, being there applied to the "Great Archon" (), the princeps of the 365 spheres (). The word is found ...

'' Inoue, 1984 * '' Abraxas breueri'' Stüning & Hausmann, 2002 * ''

Abraxas capitata ''Abraxas capitata'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Geometridae. It was described by Warren in 1894. It is known from India (including Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh (; ; "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a state in the nor ...

'' Warren, 1894 * '' Abraxas celidota'' Wehrli, 1931 * '' Abraxas consputa'' Bastelberger, 1909 * ''

Abraxas cupreilluminata Abraxas ( grc-x-biblical, ἀβραξάς, abraxas, variant form romanized: ) is a word of mystic meaning in the system of the Gnostic Basilides, being there applied to the "Great Archon" (), the princeps of the 365 spheres (). The word is found ...

'' Inoue, 1984 * ''

Abraxas degener ''Abraxas degener'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Geometridae. It was described by Warren A warren is a network of wild rodent or lagomorph, typically rabbit burrows. Domestic warrens are artificial, enclosed establishment of anim ...

'' Warren, 1894 * ''

Abraxas disrupta ''Abraxas disrupta'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Geometridae. It was described by Warren in 1894. It is known from Khasia Hills in India India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It i ...

'' Warren, 1894 * ''

Abraxas expectata ''Abraxas expectata'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Geometridae. It was described by Warren in 1902. It is known from Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country c ...

'' Warren, 1902 * ''

Abraxas flavimacula ''Abraxas flavimacula'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Geometridae. It was first described as ''Potera flavimacula'' by Warren A warren is a network of wild rodent or lagomorph, typically rabbit burrows. Domestic warrens are artifi ...

'' (Warren, 1896) * ''

Abraxas flavisinuata ''Abraxas flavisinuata'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Geometridae. It was described by Warren in 1894. It is known from Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It ...

'' Warren, 1894 * ''

Abraxas fletcheri ''Abraxas fletcheri'' is a moth of the family Geometridae. 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 Seas in the northwestern Pacific Oc ...

'' Inoue, 1984 * ''

Abraxas formosilluminata ''Abraxas formosilluminata'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Geometridae. It was described by Hiroshi Inoue in 1984.Page 76, ''Journal of Taiwan Museum'', Volume 60 Taiwan Sheng li bo wu guan. Published by the Taiwan Museum. Original ...

'' Inoue, 1984 * ''

Abraxas fulvobasalis ''Abraxas fulvobasalis'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Geometridae. It was described by Warren in 1894. It is known from south-eastern Siberia, northern China and Japan. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or ...

'' Warren, 1894 * ''

Abraxas gephyra ''Abraxas gephyra'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Geometridae. It was described by West in 1929. It is commonly found in Luzon, an island in the Philippines. References Abraxini Moths of Asia Moths described in 1929 ...

'' West, 1929 * ''

Abraxas grossulariata ''Abraxas grossulariata'' is a moth of the family Geometridae, native to the Palearctic realm and North America. Its distinctive speckled coloration has given it a common name of magpie moth. The caterpillar is similarly coloured to the adult, a ...

'' (

Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, t ...

1758 Events January–March * January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the starting point of modern zoological ...

) – magpie * ''

Abraxas illuminata ''Abraxas illuminata'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Geometridae. It was described by Warren in 1894. It is known from Sikkim and Darjeeling in India, as well as China China, officially the People's Republic of China ...

'' Warren, 1894 * ''

Abraxas incolorata ''Abraxas incolorata'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Geometridae. It was described by Warren in 1894. It is known from Java. References Abraxini Moths of Indonesia Moths described in 1894 {{Abraxini-stub ...

'' Warren, 1894 * ''

Abraxas intermedia ''Abraxas intermedia'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Geometridae. It was described by Warren in 1888. It is known from Subathu in India. References Abraxini Moths of Asia Moths described in 1888 {{Abraxini-stub ...

'' Warren, 1888 * ''

Abraxas interpunctata ''Abraxas interpunctata'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Geometridae. It was described by Warren in 1905. It is known from Sula Island Sula Island is an island located in the Albay province of the Philippines. See also * List ...

'' Warren, 1905 * ''

Abraxas intervacuata ''Abraxas intervacuata'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Geometridae. It was described by Warren in 1896. It is known from Borneo, Java and Sulawesi Sulawesi (), also known as Celebes (), is an island in Indonesia. One of t ...

'' (Warren, 1896) * ''

Abraxas invasata ''Abraxas invasata'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Geometridae. It was described by William Warren in 1897 and it originates in Borneo. Its habitat consists of lower and upper mountain regions. The species mostly flies by day b ...

'' Warren, 1897 * ''

Abraxas karafutonis ''Abraxas grossulariata'' is a moth of the family Geometridae, native to the Palearctic realm and North America. Its distinctive speckled coloration has given it a common name of magpie moth. The caterpillar is similarly coloured to the adult, a ...

'' Matsumura, 1925 * ''

Abraxas labraria ''Abraxas labraria'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Geometridae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1857. It is known from Java. References Abraxini Moths of Indonesia Moths described in 1857 {{Abraxini-stub ...

'' Guenée, 1857 * ''

Abraxas latifasciata ''Abraxas latifasciata'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Geometridae. It was described by Warren in 1894. It is known from south-eastern Siberia, eastern China and Japan. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or a ...

'' Warren, 1894 * ''

Abraxas leucostola ''Abraxas leucostola'' is a moth of the family Geometridae. References

Abraxini Moths of Asia Moths described in 1893 {{Abraxini-stub ...

'' Hampson, 1893 * ''

Abraxas martaria ''Abraxas martaria'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Geometridae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1857. It is known from northern India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It ...

'' Guenée, 1857 * '' Abraxas membranacea'' Warren, 1894 * ''

Abraxas metamorpha ''Abraxas metamorpha'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Geometridae. It was described by Warren in 1893. It is known from Sikkim in India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the ...

'' Warren, 1893 * ''

Abraxas miranda ''Abraxas miranda'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Geometridae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878. It is known from Japan. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance fro ...

'' Butler, 1878 * ''

Abraxas niphonibia ''Abraxas niphonibia'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Geometridae. It was described by Wehrli in 1935. It is known from Japan, Korea and the Kuriles. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the di ...

'' Wehrli, 1935 * '' Abraxas notata'' Warren, 1894 * ''

Abraxas pantaria ''Abraxas pantaria'', the light magpie or spotted ash looper is a species of moth belonging to the family Geometridae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1767. It is found in the Mediterranean and is common in Portugal and Spain. It is also kno ...

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Abraxas parvimiranda Abraxas ( grc-x-biblical, ἀβραξάς, abraxas, variant form romanized: ) is a word of mystic meaning in the system of the Gnosticism, Gnostic Basilides, being there applied to the "Great Archon (Gnosticism), Archon" (), the princeps of the ...

'' Inoue, 1984 * '' Abraxas paucinotata'' Warren, 1894 * '' Abraxas persimplex'' Inoue, 1984 * ''

Abraxas picaria ''Abraxas picaria'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Geometridae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1868. It is known from Bengal. References

Abraxini Moths of Asia Moths described in 1868 {{Abraxini-stub ...

'' Moore,

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Abraxas pusilla ''Abraxas pusilla'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Geometridae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1880. It is known from Darjeeling in India India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in Sou ...

'' Butler, 1880 * '' Abraxas satoi'' Inoue, 1972 * ''

Abraxas sinopicaria ''Abraxas sinopicaria'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Geometridae. It was described by Wehrli in 1934. The species habitates around Sichuan Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szech ...

'' Wehrli, 1934 * ''

Abraxas sordida ''Abraxas sordida'' is a moth of 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' ...

'' Hampson, 1893 * '' Abraxas sporocrossa'' Turner, 1922 * '' Abraxas stictotaenia'' Wehrli, 1932 * ''

Abraxas stresemanni ''Abraxas stresemanni'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Geometridae. It was described by Rothschild Rothschild () is a name derived from the German ''zum rothen Schild'' (with the old spelling "th"), meaning "with the red sign", in ...

'' Rothschild, 1915 * '' Abraxas subhyalinata'' Röber, 1891 * '' Abraxas submartiaria'' Wehrli, 1932 * '' Abraxas suffusa'' Warren, 1894 * ''

Abraxas suspecta ''Abraxas suspecta'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Geometridae. It was described by William Warren in 1894. It is known from China. There are four generations per year. The larvae feed on ''Euonymus japonicus ''Euonymus jap ...

'' (Warren, 1894) * ''

Abraxas sylvata ''Abraxas sylvata'', the clouded magpie, is a Palearctic moth of the family Geometridae that was named by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in 1763. Description This moth is mostly white with brownish patches across all of the wings. There are small areas ...

'' (Scopoli, 1763) – clouded magpie * ''

Abraxas symmetrica ''Abraxas symmetrica'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Geometridae. It was described by Warren in 1894. It is known from the Khasia Hills in India India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia ...

'' Warren, 1894 * ''

Abraxas taiwanensis ''Abraxas taiwanensis'' is a moth of the family Geometridae. 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 Seas in the northwestern Pacific O ...

'' Inoue, 1984 * '' Abraxas tenellula'' Inoue, 1984 * ''

Abraxas tenuisuffusa Abraxas ( grc-x-biblical, ἀβραξάς, abraxas, variant form romanized: ) is a word of mystic meaning in the system of the Gnostic Basilides, being there applied to the "Great Archon" (), the princeps of the 365 spheres (). The word is found ...

'' Inoue, 1984 * '' Abraxas triseriaria'' Herrich-Schäffer,

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References

External links

* * Abraxini Geometridae genera {{Abraxini-stub