''Operophtera'' 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 ...
erected 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 1825.
Selected species
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Operophtera bruceata''
(Hulst
Hulst () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and city in southwestern Netherlands in the east of Zeelandic Flanders.
History
Hulst received City rights in the Netherlands, city rights in the 12th century.
Hulst Siege of Hulst ...
, 1886) – bruce spanworm (also native winter moth in North America)
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Operophtera brumata
The winter moth (''Operophtera brumata'') is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is an abundant species in Europe and the Near East and a famous study organism for evaluating insect population dynamics. It is one of very few lepidopterans of te ...
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(Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné,#Blunt, Blunt (2004), p. 171. was a Swedish biologist and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming o ...
, 1758) – winter moth
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Operophtera danbyi''
(Hulst, 1896)
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Operophtera fagata
''Operophtera fagata'', the northern winter moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is widespread through much of Europe.
Geographic distribution
This species’ range extends through central and northern Europe to southeast Russia. It i ...
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( Scharfenberg, 1805) – northern winter moth
References
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External links
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Operophterini
Taxa named by Jacob Hübner
Geometridae genera
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