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Idaea (moth)

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Idaea
Idaea aversata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Sterrhini
Genus: Idaea
Treitschke, 1825
Synonyms
  • Andragrupos Hampson, 1891
  • Ania Stephens, 1831
  • Anteois Warren, 1900
  • Argyroscelia Warren, 1907
  • Aphrogeneia Gumppenberg, 1890
  • Brachyprota Warren, 1897
  • Cacorista Warren, 1899
  • Carphoxera Riley, 1891
  • Cysteophora Hulst, 1900
  • Deinopygia Warren, 1904
  • Euphenolia Grossbeck, 1907
  • Hemipogon Warren, 1897
  • Hirthestes Dognin, 1914
  • Hyriogona Warren, 1900
  • Janarda Moore, 1888
  • Limeria Staudinger, 1892
  • Leptacme Warren, 1897
  • Lobura Warren, 1906
  • Lophophleps Hampson, 1891
  • Lophosis Hulst, 1896
  • Mnesterodes Meyrick, 1889
  • Neochrysa Warren, 1900
  • Omopera Warren, 1906
  • Pareupithex Warren, 1907
  • Pogonogya Warren, 1900
  • Polygraphodes Warren, 1897
  • Prospasta Warren, 1900
  • Ptenopoda Hulst, 1896
  • Ptychopoda Curtis, 1826
  • Pyctis Hübner, 1825
  • Pythodora Meyrick, 1886
  • Schematorhages Warren, 1905
  • Sterrha Hübner, 1825
  • Strophoptila Warren, 1897
  • Synomila Hulst, 1896
  • Thysanotricha Warren, 1903
  • Xenocentris Meyrick, 1889
  • Zeuctoneura Warren, 1895

Idaea, sometimes called Hyriogona, is a large genus of geometer moths. They are found nearly worldwide, with many native to the Mediterranean, the African savannas, and the deserts of western Asia.[1]

As of 2013, there were about 680 species in the genus.[1]

Species

References

  1. ^ a b Choi, S. W. and S. S. Kim. (2013). Six new records of Idaea Treitschke (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Sterrhinae) from Korea. Entomological Research 43(1) 27-33.