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
Achille Guenée
Achille Guenée (sometimes M.A. Guenée; 1 January 1809 – 30 December 1880) was a French lawyer and entomologist.
Biography
Achille Guenée was born in Chartres and died in Châteaudun.
He was educated in Chartres, where he showed a very ear ...
in 1857.
Species
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Exelis dicolus
''Exelis'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Achille Guenée in 1857.
Species
*'' Exelis dicolus'' Rindge, 1952
*'' Exelis mundaria'' Dyar, 1916
*'' Exelis ophiurus'' Rindge, 1952
*''Exelis pyrolaria
''Exelis pyrolaria' ...
'' Rindge, 1952
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Exelis mundaria
''Exelis'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Achille Guenée in 1857.
Species
*''Exelis dicolus'' Rindge, 1952
*'' Exelis mundaria'' Dyar, 1916
*'' Exelis ophiurus'' Rindge, 1952
*''Exelis pyrolaria
''Exelis pyrolaria'' ...
'' Dyar, 1916
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Exelis ophiurus
''Exelis ophiurus'' is a species of geometrid moth 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 previ ...
'' Rindge, 1952
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Exelis pyrolaria
''Exelis pyrolaria'', the fine-lined gray moth or plumose gray moth, is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded east of the Mississippi River and south of Illinois and the District of ...