Hypomecis

"Boarmia" redirects here. As invalidly proposed by Stephens in 1829, this refers to the moth genus Ectropis.

Hypomecis

Hypomecis sp. from southern India
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Hypomecis Hübner, 1821
Synonyms
Boarmia Treitschke, 1825 Cymatophora Hübner, [1806] Dryocoetis Hübner, [1825] Alcippe Gumppenberg, 1887 (preocc.) Narapa Moore, [1887] Pseudangerona Moore, [1887] Serraca Moore, [1887] Astacuda Moore, 1888 Maidana Swinhoe, 1900 Pseudoboarmia McDunnough, 1920 Erobatodes Wehrli, 1943

Hypomecis is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae. Most of them are patterned cryptically and when they sit on bark, the markings appear like patches of lichen. Studies have shown that they choose the site for resting with care so that the pattern of crypsis is enhanced.^[1]

Selected species

Species include:

Hypomecis brevifasciata (Wileman, 1911)
Hypomecis cineracea (Moore, 1888)
Hypomecis corticea (Bastelberger, 1911)
Hypomecis formosana (Wileman, 1912)
Hypomecis intectaria (Walker 1863)
Hypomecis monotona (Inoue, 1978)
Hypomecis nudicosta Inoue, 1983
Hypomecis obliquisigna (Wileman, 1912)
Hypomecis percnioides (Wehrli, 1943)
Hypomecis punctinalis – Pale Oak Beauty
Hypomecis roboraria – Great Oak Beauty

References

↑ CK Kang, JY Moon, SI Lee, P.G. Jablonski (2012). "Camouflage through an active choice of a resting spot and body orientation in moths.". Journal of Evolutionary Biology 25 (9): 1695–1702. doi:10.1111/j.1420-9101.2012.02557.x.

Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database

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