Hypagyrtis is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1818.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Tribe: | Bistonini |
| Genus: | Hypagyrtis Hübner, 1818 |
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Species
edit- 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
editThis 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
edit- 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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