Hypagyrtis

Hypagyrtis
Hypagyrtis esther
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Tribe:	Bistonini
Genus:	Hypagyrtis Hübner, 1818
Synonyms
Amilapis Guenee, 1857 Paraphia Guenee, 1857

Hypagyrtis is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1818.

Species

• Hypagyrtis brendae Heitzman, 1975
• Hypagyrtis caesia (Herrich-Schaffer, 1892)
• Hypagyrtis esther (Barnes, 1928)
• Hypagyrtis globulariae (Guerin-Meneville, 1844)
• Hypagyrtis pallidaria Warren, 1907
• Hypagyrtis piniata (Packard, 1870)
• Hypagyrtis unipunctata (Haworth, 1809)

Taxonomy

This genus has been placed in various tribes over time: Forbes (1948) placed it in Melanolophiini, McGuffin (1977) moved it to Boarmiini. Hodges et al. (1983) moved it to Bistonini and finally Rindge (1985) moved it back to Boarmiini.

References

• Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Geometridae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
• Savela, Markku. "Hypagyrtis Hübner, 1818". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 3, 2019.

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