Eucrostes is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. It was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1823.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Tribe: | Hemitheini |
| Genus: | Eucrostes Hübner, [1823] |
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| Eucrostes indigenata (Villers, 1789) | |
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Description
editPalpi reaching just beyond the frons and roughly scaled. Antennae of male bipectinate (comb like on both sides) for two-thirds of their length. Hind tibia with one spur pair in both sexes. Forewings with veins 3 and 4 from angle of cell and vein 6 from upper angle. Veins 7, 8, 9 and 10 stalked and vein 11 anastomosing (fusing) with vein 12. Hindwings with frenulum absent. The outer margin rounded. Veins 3, 4 and 6, 7 stalked.[1]
Species
edit- Eucrostes astigmatica L. B. Prout, 1916
- Eucrostes beatificata (Walker, 1863)
- Eucrostes disparata (Walker, 1861)
- Eucrostes indigenata (Villers, 1789) (Mediterranean)
- Eucrostes pygmaea Rebel, 1907
- Eucrostes rhodophthalma L. B. Prout, 1912
- Eucrostes rufociliaria Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
- Eucrostes solivaga Herbulot, 1972
Former species
edit- Eucrostes kafebera Swinhoe, 1894 (from India)
References
edit- ^ Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Vol. Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Geometridae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
- Savela, Markku. "Eucrostes Hübner, [1823]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Eucrostes Hübner, 1823". Afromoths. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
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