Erateina is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Edward Doubleday in 1848.
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| Mounted specimen of Erateina zoraida on display at the Civico Museo di Storia Naturale di Trieste | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Subfamily: | Larentiinae |
| Genus: | Erateina Doubleday, 1848 |
Species edit
This genus contains 85 described species, including:
Description edit
Species of this genus have a more or less elongated, caudate hindwings and a peculiar wing shape, characterized by the anal lobe of the males. They lack of a frenulum (in both sexes).
Habitat edit
These day-flying moths are typically montane and can be found in Neotropical cloud forests.
References edit
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Geometridae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
- Pyrcz, T.W.; Stachowicz, I. & Garlacz, R. (2013). "A new Andean element in the lepidopterous fauna of the Guiana Shield: the day-flying genus Erateina Doubleday, with the description of two new species from Roraima, Tramen and Auyán Tepui (Geometridae: Larentiinae)". Genus. 24 (3-4): 291–301.
- Viidalepp, J. (2011). "A morphological review of tribes in Larentiinae (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)". Zootaxa. 3136: 1–44.
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