Sericoptera is a New World genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1855.[3] Adults of species in Sericoptera typically have white to cream wings with pale brown bands on the outer wings, sometimes dashed. Some but not all species have yellowish and dark blotches as additional wing markings. In some species, the bands are faint or absent.[1] Species occur in the New World from Canada to Bolivia.[1]
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| Sericoptera mahometaria Mount Totumas cloud forest, Panama | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Tribe: | Ourapterygini |
| Genus: | Sericoptera Herrich-Schäffer, 1855[1] |
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Species
edit- Sericoptera virginaria (Hulst, 1886)
- Sericoptera chartaria (Guenée, 1857)
- Sericoptera mahometaria (Herrich-Schäffer, [1853]) - type species (as Geometra mahometaria)[1]
- Sericoptera flavifimbria (Walker, 1860)
- Sericoptera penicillata (Warren, 1894)
- Sericoptera curvistriga (Warren, 1894)
- Sericoptera nigricornis (Warren, 1894)
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Pitkin, Linda M. (June 2002). "Neotropical ennomine moths: a review of the genera (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 135 (2–3): 121–401. doi:10.1046/j.1096-3642.2002.00012.x. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "Sericoptera Herrich-Schäffer, 1855". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Sericoptera Herrich-Schäffer, [1855]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Geometridae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
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