''Gnophos'' is a
genus
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in the
geometer moth family
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(Geometridae). A mostly
Old World lineage, it is abundant in the
Palearctic
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Th ...
, with some North American
species
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as well; in Europe six species are recorded. This genus has about 120 known
species
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altogether in several recognized
subgenera
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, with new ones still being discovered occasionally.
This is the
type genus of the
tribe
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Gnophini in
subfamily
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Ennominae
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, which some authors include in the
Boarmiini.
Selected species
Subgenera
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In the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, a subgeneric name can be used independently or included in a species name, in parentheses, placed between the ge ...
and
species
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of ''Gnophos'' include:
[FE (2011), and see references in Savela (2009)]
Some other species formerly placed here are now in related genera such as ''
Charissa'', ''
Ortaliella'' and ''
Stueningia''
Footnotes
References
* (2011)
''Gnophos'' Version 2.4, 27 January 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
* (2004)
Butterflies and Moths of the World, Generic Names and their Type-species&ndash
''Catascia'' Version of 5 November 2004. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
* (2004b)
Butterflies and Moths of the World, Generic Names and their Type-species&ndash
''Gnophos'' Version of 5 November 2004. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
* (2009): Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms &ndash
Version of 22 May 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
Ennominae
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