''Drymoea'' is a genus of
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, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s in the 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 ...
erected by
Francis Walker in 1854. This genus was originally proposed in the family
Arctiidae
The Arctiinae (formerly called the family Arctiidae) are a large and diverse subfamily of moths with around 11,000 species found all over the world, including 6,000 neotropical species.Scoble, MJ. (1995). ''The Lepidoptera: Form, Function and D ...
, but was later transferred to the
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 ...
. Some other genera (''
Sangala'', ''
Melanoptilon'', ''
Nelo
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'' and ''
Nelopsis'') were then included in this genus.
The genus is confined to the
Neotropical realm
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.
Species
In alphabetical order:
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* '' Drymoea aenea'' (Warren, 1904)
* '' Drymoea alcera'' (Boisduval, 1870)
* '' Drymoea antiphates'' (Druce, 1885)
* '' Drymoea beata'' (Walker, 1856)
* '' Drymoea caelisigna'' (Walker, 1854)
* '' Drymoea choba'' (Druce, 1899)
* '' Drymoea chrysomela'' (Butler & Druce, 1872)
* '' Drymoea collinsi'' (Fletcher, 1952)
* '' Drymoea crescens'' (Warren, 1904)
* '' Drymoea cyaneres'' (Prout, 1916)
* '' Drymoea cydrara'' (Druce, 1907)
* '' Drymoea cynara'' (Druce, 1907)
* '' Drymoea darthula'' (Thierry-Mieg, 1893)
* '' Drymoea discalis'' (Walker, 1854)
* '' Drymoea donuca'' (Druce, 1907)
* '' Drymoea flora'' (Warren, 1897)
* '' Drymoea glaucata'' (Fletcher, 1952)
* '' Drymoea hesperoides'' (Walker, 1854)
* '' Drymoea imparata'' (Walker, ]865
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Events
By place Europe
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* '' Drymoea lippa'' (Schaus, 1892)
* '' Drymoea mediata'' (Warren, 1906)
* '' Drymoea nasuta'' (Walker, 865
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Events
By place Europe
* King Louis the German divides the East Frankish Kingdom among his three sons. Carloman receives Bavaria (with more l ...
* '' Drymoea pandia'' (Druce, 1899)
* '' Drymoea sacrata'' (Felder & Felder, 1862)
* '' Drymoea satellitia'' (Warren, 1897)
* ''Drymoea simulans
''Drymoea'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Francis Walker (entomologist), Francis Walker in 1854. This genus was originally proposed in the family Arctiidae, but was later transferred to the Geometridae. Some other gener ...
'' (Walker, 1854)
* '' Drymoea splendidissima'' (Bastelberger, 1911)
* '' Drymoea subcyanea'' (Dognin, 1903)
* '' Drymoea timidaria'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 856
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Year 856 ( DCCCLVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place Byzantine Empire
* March 15 – Emperor Michael III overthrows the regency of his mother Theodora. He appoints his uncle ...
* '' Drymoea tolosa'' (Druce, 1885)
* '' Drymoea tricolor'' (Thierry-Mieg, 1905)
* '' Drymoea unimaculata'' Butler, 1876
* '' Drymoea veliterna'' (Druce, 1885)
Drymoea veliterna - inat 319780202.jpg , ''Drymoea veliterna'', Colombia
Drymoea hesperoides - inat 429171649.jpg , ''Drymoea hesperoides'', Colombia
Drymoea chrysomela - inat 105785683.jpg , ''Drymoea chrysomela'', Costa Rica
Drymoea satellitia - inat 105550839.jpg , ''Drymoea satellitia'', Costa Rica
References
External links
* With images.
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Ennominae
Geometridae of South America
Moths of South America
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