''Idaea'', sometimes called ''Hyriogona'' (among other synonyms), is a large
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
geometer moth
The geometer moths are moths belonging to the family (biology), family Geometridae of the insect order (biology), order Lepidoptera, the moths and butterflies. Their scientific name derives from the Ancient Greek ''geo'' γεω (derivative for ...
s. It was
erected by
Georg Friedrich Treitschke
Georg Friedrich Treitschke (; 29 August 1776 – 4 June 1842) was a German librettist, translator and lepidopterist. He was born in Leipzig and died in Vienna.
In 1800 he came to the Vienna Hofoper. From 1809 to 1814 he was principal of the V ...
in 1825. They are found nearly worldwide, with many native to the
Mediterranean
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, the African
savanna
A savanna or savannah is a mixed woodland-grassland (i.e. grassy woodland) ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close. The open canopy allows sufficient light to reach the ground to ...
s, and the deserts of western Asia.
[Choi, S. W. & Kim, S. S. (2013)]
"Six new records of ''Idaea'' Treitschke (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Sterrhinae) from Korea"
''Entomological Research''. 43 (1): 27-33.
As of 2013, there were about 680 species in the genus.
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Species
References
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Sterrhini
Geometridae genera
Taxa named by Georg Friedrich Treitschke