Antepione is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae, the geometer moths. The genus was described by Packard in 1876. They occur in North and Central America.[1]
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| Antepione imitata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Tribe: | Ourapterygini |
| Genus: | Antepione Packard, 1876 |
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There are three species:[1]
- Antepione imitata H. Edwards, 1884
- Antepione thisoaria (Guenée, 1857) - variable antepione
- Antepione tiselaaria (Dyar, 1912)
References
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- ^ a b Ferris, C. D. (2010). A revision of the genus Antepione Packard with description of the new genus Pionenta Ferris (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Ennominae). ZooKeys 71 49-70.
External links
edit- Savela, Markku. "Antepione Packard, 1876". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
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