Menophra
| Menophra | |
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| Menophra abruptaria both side of male | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Menophra Moore, 1887 |
| Species | |
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Menophra is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.
The name Menophra is composed of the Greek mene (moon) and ophrus (brow) and refers to the moon shapes that are formed by the strong tooths in the rim of the hindwing.
Species
- Menophra aborta (Warren, 1898)
- Menophra abruptaria (Thunberg, 1792)
- Menophra anaplagiata Sato, 1984
- Menophra contenta (Prout, 1915)
- Menophra dnophera (Prout, 1915)
- Menophra grummi (Alphéraky, 1888)
- Menophra harterti (Rothschild, 1912)
- Menophra humeraria (Moore, 1868)
- Menophra japygiaria (O. Costa, 1849)
- Menophra lignata (Warren, 1894)
- Menophra mitsundoi Sato, 1984
- Menophra nakajimai Sato, 1984
- Menophra nycthemeraria (Geyer, 1831)
- Menophra praestantaria (Püngeler, 1902)
- Menophra retractaria (Moore, 1868)
- Menophra taiwana (Wileman, 1910)
- Menophra trypanaria (Wiltshire, 1948)
References
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