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Ennominae
Ennominae is the largest subfamily of the geometer moth family (Geometridae) with some 9,700 described species in 1,100 genera. They are usually a fairly small moth species, though some (such as the Peppered Moth) grow to be considerably large. This subfamily has a global distribution. It includes some species that are notorious defoliating pests.
60 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first
Boarmiini
tribeBoarmiini
Angle Moths and Allies
tribeMacariini
Ennomini
tribeEnnomini
Gnophini
tribeGnophini
Campaeini
tribeCampaeini
Caberini
tribeCaberini
Odontoperini
tribeOdontoperini
Diptychini
tribeDiptychini
Cassymini
tribeCassymini
Anagogini
tribeAnagogini
Baptini
tribeBaptini
Nacophorini
tribeNacophorini
Epionini
tribeEpionini
Abraxini
tribeAbraxini
Rumiini
tribeRumiini
Hypochrosini
tribeHypochrosini
Alsophilini
tribeAlsophilini
Prosopolophini
tribeProsopolophini
Metarranthis
genusMetarranthis
Palyadini
tribePalyadini
Eutoeini
tribeEutoeini
Casbia
genusCasbia
Declana
genusDeclana
Herbita
genusHerbita
Ipana
genusIpana
Epobeidia
genusEpobeidia
Plutodini
tribePlutodini
Pyriniini
tribePyriniini
Gellonia
genusGellonia
Drepanogynini
tribeDrepanogynini
Periclina
genusPericlina
Theriini
tribeTheriini
Dissomorphia
genusDissomorphia
Gastrina
genusGastrina
Bryoptera
genusBryoptera
Gonodontini
tribeGonodontini
Microxydia
genusMicroxydia
Nothomiza
genusNothomiza
Melinodes
genusMelinodes
Hyperythra
genusHyperythra
Thinopterygini
tribeThinopterygini
Tanaoctenia
genusTanaoctenia
Sericosema
genusSericosema
Zermizinga
genusZermizinga
Heteralex
genusHeteralex
Eilicrinia
genusEilicrinia
Fisera
genusFisera
Cimicodes
genusCimicodes
Plesanemma
genusPlesanemma
Cratoptera group
tribeCratoptera group
Euphronarcha
genusEuphronarcha
Cystidia
genusCystidia
Nisista
genusNisista
Anisoperas
genusAnisoperas
Chalastra
genusChalastra
Scotorythra
genusScotorythra
Polyacme
genusPolyacme
Lipogya
genusLipogya
Harutalcis
genusHarutalcis
Xenomusa
genusXenomusa
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Ennominae in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 123033.