Ennominae

Ennominae
Ourapteryx sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Hexapoda Class: Insecta Subclass: Pterygota Infraclass: Neoptera Superorder: Endopterygota Order: Lepidoptera (unranked): Macrolepidoptera Superfamily: Geometroidea Family: Geometridae Subfamily: Ennominae
Tribes
Abraxini Angeronini Apeirini Apochimini Azelinini Bistonini (disputed) Boarmiini Bupalini (disputed) Caberini Campaeini (disputed) Cheimopteni Colotoini Cystidiini Desertobiini Ennomini Erannini (disputed) Gnophini (disputed) Lithinini (disputed) Macariini Melanolophiini (disputed) Nacophorini (disputed) Ourapterygini Phaseliini (disputed) Sphacelodini Theriini (disputed) Wilemanini and see text

Ennominae is the largest subfamily of the geometer moth family (Geometridae) with some 9,700 described species in 1,100 genera. They are usually fairly small moth species, though some (such as the Peppered Moth) grow considerably larger. This subfamily has a global distribution. It includes some species that are notorious defoliating pests.

The status of several tribes is debated. For example, the Boarmiini are sometimes massively expanded to include the Bistonini, Bupalini, Erannini, Gnophini, Melanolophini, Phaseliini and Theriini. The Nacophorini and perhaps the Campaeini might need to be merged with the Lithinini, and all three might warrant merging into the Ennomini. The group sometimes separated as Cassymini is tentatively included in the Abraxini here. The Alsophilinae, usually treated as a small subfamily in their own right, might simply be a specialized lineage of Boarmiini.^[1]

Selected species

Bupalini

• Bordered White, Bupalus piniaria

Caberini

• Common Wave, Cabera exanthemata
• Common White Wave, Cabera pusaria

Campaeini

• Light Emerald, Campaea margaritata
• Pale Beauty, Campaea perlata

Colotoini

• Feathered Thorn, Colotois pennaria

Erannini

• Mottled Umber, Erannis defoliaria

Genera incertae sedis

Numerous genera have hitherto not been definitely assigned to a tribe^[2]. These include:

Footnotes

References

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• Holloway, J.D. (1994): The Moths of Borneo: Family Geometridae, Subfamily Ennominae. London.
• Savela, Markku (2008): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms: Ennominae. Version of 2008-MAR-08. Retrieved 2008-JUL-21.
• Young, Catherine J. (2008): Characterisation of the Australian Nacophorini using adult morphology, and phylogeny of the Geometridae based on morphological characters. Zootaxa 1736: 1-141. PDF abstract and excerpt

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