Nychiodes

Nychiodes
Nychiodes obscuraria - Drôme, France
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Boarmiini
Genus: Nychiodes
Lederer, 1853

Nychiodes is a palearctic genus of moths in the family Geometridae described by Julius Lederer in 1853. As of 2022, the genus comprises 27 species with a geographical distribution across Europe, northern Africa and parts of West, Central and South Asia. they are mostly seen in june and july.

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.

Species

References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Nychiodes Lederer, 1853". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  2. 1 2 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.
  3. ↑ "Observation.org". observation.org. Retrieved 2026-08-05.