Phrygionis

Phrygionis is a neotropical moth genus in the family Geometridae.[1][2]

Phrygionis
P. polita
Mount Totumas cloud forest, Panama
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Subfamily:
Ennominae
Tribe:
Baptini
Genus:
Phrygionis

Hübner, [1825] 1816

Phrygionis have relatively conspicuous wing patterns, which probably led to overestimation of their species richness in the past. In most species, the forewing measures 16–18 mm (0.63–0.71 in) in length.[2]

Species
  • Phrygionis argentata (Drury, 1773)
  • Phrygionis auriferaria Hulst, 1887
  • Phrygionis bicornis Scoble, 1994
  • Phrygionis cruorata Warren, 1905
  • Phrygionis ferreus Scoble, 1994
  • Phrygionis flavilimes Warren 1907
  • Phrygionis incolorata Prout, 1910
  • Phrygionis ochrilineis Scoble, 1994
  • Phrygionis paradoxata (Guenée, 1858)
  • Phrygionis platinata (Guenee, 1857)
  • Phrygionis polita (Cramer, 1780)
  • Phrygionis privignaria (Guenee 1857)
  • Phrygionis rawlinsi Scoble, 1994
  • Phrygionis sumptuosaria (Moschler, 1886)[2]

References
  1. "Phrygionis". Butterflies and Moths of the World: Generic Names and their Type-species. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  2. Scoble, M. J. (1994). "A taxonomic revision of the genera Phrygionis Hübner and Pityeja Walker (Geometridae: Ennominae, Palyadini)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 111 (2): 99–160. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1994.tb01480.x.


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