''Jankowskia'' is a
geometer moth
The geometer moths are moths belonging to the family Geometridae of the insect order Lepidoptera, the moths and butterflies. Their scientific name derives from the Ancient Greek (derivative form of or "the earth"), and "measure" in referen ...
genus
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in the
tribe
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Boarmiini
The Boarmiini (also often called ''Cleorini'') are a large tribe (biology), tribe of geometer moths in the Ennominae subfamily.
Description and systematics
This family is sometimes massively expanded, with the closely related Bistonini, Bupalini ...
of
subfamily
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Ennominae
Ennominae is the largest subfamily of the geometer moth family (Geometridae), with some 9,700 described species in 1,100 genera. Most species are fairly small, though some (such as the peppered moth) grow to be considerably large. This subfamily ...
. The genus was described by Oberthür in 1884.
It includes the following
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), ...
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Jankowskia acuta
''Jankowskia'' is a geometer moth genus in the tribe Boarmiini of subfamily Ennominae. The genus was described by Oberthür in 1884.
It includes the following species:
* '' Jankowskia acuta'' N. Jiang , D.Y. Xue & H.X. Han, 2010
* '' Jankowskia ...
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N. Jiang , D.Y. Xue & H.X. Han, 2010
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Jankowskia athleta
''Jankowskia'' is a geometer moth genus in the tribe Boarmiini of subfamily Ennominae. The genus was described by Oberthür in 1884.
It includes the following species:
* '' Jankowskia acuta'' N. Jiang , D.Y. Xue & H.X. Han, 2010
* '' Jankowskia ...
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Oberthür, 1884
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Jankowskia fuscaria fuscaria
''Jankowskia'' is a geometer moth genus in the tribe Boarmiini of subfamily Ennominae. The genus was described by Oberthür in 1884.
It includes the following species:
* '' Jankowskia acuta'' N. Jiang , D.Y. Xue & H.X. Han, 2010
* '' Jankowskia ...
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(Leech, 1891)
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Jankowskia pseudathleta
''Jankowskia'' is a geometer moth genus in the tribe Boarmiini of subfamily Ennominae. The genus was described by Oberthür in 1884.
It includes the following species:
* '' Jankowskia acuta'' N. Jiang , D.Y. Xue & H.X. Han, 2010
* '' Jankowskia ...
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Sato, 1980
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Jankowskia bituminaria
''Jankowskia'' is a geometer moth genus in the tribe Boarmiini of subfamily Ennominae. The genus was described by Oberthür in 1884.
It includes the following species:
* '' Jankowskia acuta'' N. Jiang , D.Y. Xue & H.X. Han, 2010
* '' Jankowskia ...
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(Lederer, 1853) (= ''J. tenebricosa'')
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Jankowskia taiwanensis
''Jankowskia'' is a geometer moth genus in the tribe Boarmiini of subfamily Ennominae. The genus was described by Oberthür in 1884.
It includes the following species:
* '' Jankowskia acuta'' N. Jiang , D.Y. Xue & H.X. Han, 2010
* '' Jankowskia ...
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Sato, 1980
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Jankowskia viidaleppi
''Jankowskia'' is a geometer moth genus in the tribe Boarmiini of subfamily Ennominae. The genus was described by Oberthür in 1884.
It includes the following species:
* '' Jankowskia acuta'' N. Jiang , D.Y. Xue & H.X. Han, 2010
* '' Jankowskia ...
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Sato, 1985
The genus is named after Polish naturalist
Michał Jankowski
Michał Jankowski or Mikhail Ivanovich Yankovsky (September 24, 1842 – October 10, 1912) was a Polish szlachta nobleman who settled in the Russian Far East after serving a sentence in Siberia for participating in the January Uprising of 1863. Aft ...
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Boarmiini
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