Operophtera
Appearance
Operophtera | |
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Operophtera brumata | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Tribe: | Operophterini |
Genus: | Operophtera Hübner, 1825 |
Synonyms | |
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Operophtera is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825.
Selected species
- Operophtera bruceata (Hulst, 1886) – bruce spanworm (also native winter moth in North America)
- Operophtera brumata (Linnaeus, 1758) – winter moth
- Operophtera danbyi (Hulst, 1896)
- Operophtera fagata (Scharfenberg, 1805) – northern winter moth
References
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Geometridae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
External links
- Media related to Operophtera at Wikimedia Commons