Dysphania (moth)

Dysphania
D. militaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Subfamily:	Geometrinae
Tribe:	Dysphaniini
Genus:	Dysphania Hübner, [1819]
Synonyms
Deileptena Guérin-Méneville, 1831 Euschema Hübner, 1819 Hazis Boisduval, 1832 Heleona Swainson, 1833 Pareuschema Thierry-Mieg 1905 Polenivora Gistl, 1848

Dysphania is a genus of colourful moths in the family Geometridae. With a typical wingspan of 5–8.5 centimetres (2.0–3.3 in), they are relatively large compared to most members of this family. Most Dysphania are day flying, but there are also nocturnal species. They are found in northeast Australia, Melanesia, and south, east and southeast Asia.

Species

• Dysphania ares (Weymer, 1885)
• Dysphania bivexillata Prout, 1912
• Dysphania cyane (Cramer, [1780])
• Dysphania discalis (Walker, 1854)
• Dysphania electra Weymer, 1885
• Dysphania flavidiscalis Warren, 1895
• Dysphania glaucescens (Walker, 1861)
• Dysphania malayanus (Guérin-Méneville, 1843)
• Dysphania militaris (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Dysphania numana (Cramer, [1779])
• Dysphania palmyra Stoll, 1790
• Dysphania percota (Swinhoe, 1891)
• Dysphania poeyii (Guérin-Méneville, 1831)
• Dysphania sagana (Druce, 1882)
• Dysphania snelleni (Pagenstecher, 1886)
• Dysphania subrepleta (Walker, 1854)
• Dysphania transducta (Walker, 1861)

References

• Dysphania at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
• Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database