''Hypomecis'' 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 ...
first described by
Jacob Hübner
Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology.
Scientific career
Hübner was the author of '' ...
in 1821.
Description
Palpi oblique, reaching beyond the frons and fringed with hair below. Forewings with slightly crenulate (scalloped) cilia. Vein 3 from near angle of cell and veins 7 to 9 from near upper angle. Typically with vein 10 and 11 arise from cell. Hindwings with vein 3 from near angle of cell. Cilia crenulate.
Ecology
Most of them are patterned cryptically and when they sit on bark, the markings appear like patches of lichen. Studies have shown that they choose the site for resting with care so that the pattern of crypsis is enhanced.
Selected species
Species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
include:
* ''
Hypomecis adamata''
(Felder, 1874)
* ''
Hypomecis brevifasciata''
(Wileman, 1911)
* ''
Hypomecis buchholzaria''
(Lemmer, 1937)
* ''
Hypomecis ceylanicaria''
Nietner, 1861
* ''
Hypomecis cineracea''
(Moore, 1888)
* ''
Hypomecis corticea''
(Bastelberger, 1911)
* ''
Hypomecis driophila''
Goldfinch, 1944
* ''
Hypomecis formosana''
(Wileman, 1912)
* ''
Hypomecis gnopharia''
(Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1858)
* ''
Hypomecis intectaria''
(Walker 1863)
* ''
Hypomecis longipectinaria
''Hypomecis longipectinaria'', the hybrid fescue, 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 ...
''
A. Blanchard & Knudson, 1984
* ''
Hypomecis lunifera
''Hypomecis lunifera'' is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in eastern Asia, including Japan, the Kuriles and the Korean Peninsula.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one win ...
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(Butler, 1879)
* ''
Hypomecis luridula''
(Hulst, 1896)
* ''
Hypomecis monotona''
(Inoue, 1978)
* ''
Hypomecis nudicosta''
Inoue, 1983
* ''
Hypomecis obliquisigna''
(Wileman, 1912)
* ''
Hypomecis percnioides''
(Wehrli, 1943)
* ''
Hypomecis punctinalis
''Hypomecis punctinalis'', the pale oak beauty, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in his 1763 ''Entomologia Carniolica''. The species can be found in central and southern Europe, Asia ...
''
(Scopoli, 1763) – pale oak beauty
* ''
Hypomecis roboraria
''Hypomecis roboraria'', the great oak beauty, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species occurs in the Palearctic. The nominate subspecies is found in Europe. The subspecies ''isabellaria'' is found in western Central Asia east across Sibe ...
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(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) – great oak beauty
* ''
Hypomecis separata
''Hypomecis separata'' is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It was first described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is found in Sri Lanka, India, Java and Borneo
Borneo () is the List of islands by area, third-largest island in the ...
''
(Walker 1863)
* ''
Hypomecis transcissa
''Hypomecis transcissa'' is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1860. It is found in the Indian subregion and from Sri Lanka to Sundaland
Sundaland (also called Sundaica or the Sundaic region) is a bioge ...
''
(Walker, 1860)
* ''
Hypomecis umbrosaria
''Hypomecis umbrosaria'', the umber moth, 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, butter ...
''
(Hübner, 1813)
References
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Boarmiini
Geometridae genera
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