Jump to content

Nychiodes

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Nychiodes
Nychiodes obscuraria - Drôme, France
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Family:
Tribe:
Genus:
Nychiodes

Lederer, 1853

Nychiodes is a palearctic genus of moths in the family Geometridae described by Julius Lederer in 1853.[1] As of 2022, the genus comprises 27 species with a geographical distribution across Europe, northern Africa and parts of West, Central and South Asia.[2]

Species are typically large, with beige, grey or brown wings, and have slightly darkened wing tips, medium-sized discal spots on fore- and hindwings, and post- and antemedial lines on the forewings. Genital examination is generally necessary to determine exact species as a result of significant morphological variability.[2]

Species

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Nychiodes Lederer, 1853". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Latella, Ilaria; Scalercio, Stefano; Hausmann, Axel (4 April 2024). "Distribution and taxonomy of two closely related Nychiodes species in southern Italy (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Ennominae)". Nota Lepidopterologica. 47: 93–104. doi:10.3897/nl.47.118416.