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Agriopis aurantiaria (Hübner)

Agriopis aurantiaria (Hübner)

Agriopis aurantiaria (Hübner)

Agriopis aurantiaria, the scarce umber, is a sexually dimorphic geometrid moth widespread across most of Europe.

Agriopis marginaria (Fabricius)

Agriopis marginaria (Fabricius)

Agriopis marginaria (Fabricius)

Agriopis marginaria, the dotted border, is a flightless-female geometrid moth found in Europe and the Near East.

Phigalia pilosaria (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775

Phigalia pilosaria (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775

Phigalia pilosaria (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775

Phigalia pilosaria, the pale brindled beauty, is a sexually dimorphic Geometridae moth found from Europe to the Caucasus.

Phigalia denticulata Hulst, 1900

Phigalia denticulata Hulst, 1900

Phigalia denticulata Hulst, 1900

The toothed phigalia (Phigalia denticulata) is a geometrid moth found in a range of North American regions.

Phigalia titea (Cramer, 1780)

Phigalia titea (Cramer, 1780)

Phigalia titea (Cramer, 1780)

Phigalia titea (spiny looper/half-wing moth) is a Geometridae moth, described 1780 (some say 1782), with 34 mm average wingspan.

Phigalia strigataria Minot, 1869

Phigalia strigataria Minot, 1869

Phigalia strigataria Minot, 1869

The small phigalia moth, Phigalia strigataria, is a North American geometrid moth with flightless females and varied host plants.

Phigalia plumogeraria Hulst, 1888

Phigalia plumogeraria Hulst, 1888

Phigalia plumogeraria Hulst, 1888

Phigalia plumogeraria, the walnut spanworm moth, is a geometrid moth species with the MONA/Hodges number 6661.

Crocota tinctaria (Hübner, 1799)

Crocota tinctaria (Hübner, 1799)

Crocota tinctaria (Hübner, 1799)

Crocota tinctaria is a geometrid moth found in Western Europe, with larvae that feed on multiple plant genera.

Anavitrinella pampinaria (Guenée, 1857)

Anavitrinella pampinaria (Guenée, 1857)

Anavitrinella pampinaria (Guenée, 1857)

Anavitrinella pampinaria, the common gray, is a North American geometrid moth with larvae that feed on multiple tree and plant genera.

Anavitrinella atristrigaria (Barnes & McDunnough, 1913)

Anavitrinella atristrigaria (Barnes & McDunnough, 1913)

Anavitrinella atristrigaria (Barnes & McDunnough, 1913)

The Gulf Coast gray Anavitrinella atristrigaria is a geometrid moth found in North America, with MONA/Hodges number 6591.

Epimecis hortaria (Fabricius, 1794)

Epimecis hortaria (Fabricius, 1794)

Epimecis hortaria (Fabricius, 1794)

Epimecis hortaria is a large geometer moth with two distinct forms and characteristic thick-bodied caterpillars.

Melanolophia canadaria (Guenée, 1857)

Melanolophia canadaria (Guenée, 1857)

Melanolophia canadaria (Guenée, 1857)

Melanolophia canadaria is a North American moth with distinct wing markings whose larvae feed on many common tree and shrub genera.

Melanolophia signataria (Walker, 1860)

Melanolophia signataria (Walker, 1860)

Melanolophia signataria (Walker, 1860)

Melanolophia signataria, the signate melanolophia, is a North American geometrid moth with larvae that feed on many tree leaves.

Melanolophia imitata (Walker, 1860)

Melanolophia imitata (Walker, 1860)

Melanolophia imitata (Walker, 1860)

Melanolophia imitata is a Geometridae moth found in western North America whose larvae feed on conifer foliage.

Hypomecis umbrosaria (Hübner, 1813)

Hypomecis umbrosaria (Hübner, 1813)

Hypomecis umbrosaria (Hübner, 1813)

The umber moth Hypomecis umbrosaria is a North American geometrid moth with MONA/Hodges number 6439.

Hypomecis transcissa (Walker, 1860)

Hypomecis transcissa (Walker, 1860)

Hypomecis transcissa (Walker, 1860)

Hypomecis transcissa is a geometrid moth first described in 1860, found across South and Southeast Asia, that hosts on Aleurites plants.

Hypomecis punctinalis (Scopoli, 1763)

Hypomecis punctinalis (Scopoli, 1763)

Hypomecis punctinalis (Scopoli, 1763)

Hypomecis punctinalis, the pale oak beauty, is a Geometridae moth found across Eurasia, with larvae feeding on trees like oak and birch.

Hypomecis roboraria (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775

Hypomecis roboraria (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775

Hypomecis roboraria (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775

Hypomecis roboraria, the great oak beauty, is a Palearctic Geometridae moth whose caterpillars feed on oak.

Hypomecis separata (Walker, 1860)

Hypomecis separata (Walker, 1860)

Hypomecis separata (Walker, 1860)

Hypomecis separata is a moth species defined by a series of distinct morphological characteristics found in males.

Apocheima hispidaria (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775

Apocheima hispidaria (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775

Apocheima hispidaria (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775

The small brindled beauty (Apocheima hispidaria) is a geometrid moth found across much of Europe to western Russia.

Ectropis bhurmitra (Walker, 1860)

Ectropis bhurmitra (Walker, 1860)

Ectropis bhurmitra (Walker, 1860)

Ectropis bhurmitra is a moth species with distinct traits for adults, caterpillars, and pupation.

Ectropis crepuscularia (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775

Ectropis crepuscularia (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775

Ectropis crepuscularia (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775

Ectropis crepuscularia, the engrailed/small engrailed, is a widespread Geometridae moth with polyphagous saddleback looper caterpillars.

Ectropis excursaria (Guenée, 1857)

Ectropis excursaria (Guenée, 1857)

Ectropis excursaria (Guenée, 1857)

Ectropis excursaria, the twig looper, is a Geometridae moth found in eastern Australia.

Ectropis fractaria

Ectropis fractaria

Ectropis fractaria

Ectropis fractaria is a Geometridae moth found in Australia that has two known taxonomic synonyms.

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