''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 ''Hypomecis adamata'' is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Felder in 1874. It is found in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island co ...

'' (Felder, 1874) * '' Hypomecis brevifasciata'' (Wileman, 1911) * ''

Hypomecis buchholzaria ''Hypomecis buchholzaria'', known generally as the blue spiderwort moth or Buchholz's gray, 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 th ...

'' (Lemmer, 1937) * '' Hypomecis ceylanicaria'' Nietner, 1861 * '' Hypomecis cineracea'' (Moore, 1888) * ''

Hypomecis corticea ''Hypomecis'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1821. Description Palpi oblique, reaching beyond the frons and fringed with hair below. Forewings with slightly crenulate (scalloped) cilia. Vein 3 ...

'' (Bastelberger, 1911) * ''

Hypomecis driophila ''Boarmia driophila'' is a moth of the family Geometridae Species description, first described by G. M. Goldfinch in 1944. It is found in Australia. References

Boarmiini Moths of Australia Moths described in 1944 {{Boarmiini-stub ...

'' Goldfinch, 1944 * '' Hypomecis formosana'' (Wileman, 1912) * '' Hypomecis gnopharia'' (Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1858) * ''

Hypomecis intectaria ''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 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 ...

'' (Butler, 1879) * ''

Hypomecis luridula ''Hypomecis luridula'' 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 pr ...

'' (Hulst, 1896) * ''

Hypomecis monotona ''Hypomecis monotona'' is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formos ...

'' (Inoue, 1978) * ''

Hypomecis nudicosta ''Hypomecis nudicosta'' is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formo ...

'' Inoue, 1983 * ''

Hypomecis obliquisigna ''Hypomecis obliquisigna'' is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Fo ...

'' (Wileman, 1912) * ''

Hypomecis percnioides ''Hypomecis'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1821. Description Palpi oblique, reaching beyond the frons and fringed with hair below. Forewings with slightly crenulate (scalloped) cilia. Vein 3 ...

'' (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 ...

'' (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

* Boarmiini Geometridae genera {{Boarmiini-stub