Evecliptopera

Evecliptopera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Larentiinae
Tribe: Cidariini
Genus: Evecliptopera
Inoue, 1982
Species: E. decurrens
Binomial name
Evecliptopera decurrens
(Moore, 1888)
Synonyms
  • Cidaria decurrens Moore, 1888
  • Cidaria oblongata Walker, 1862
  • Ecliptopera acreta Prout, 1940
  • Ecliptopera excurrens Prout, 1930
  • Cidaria illitata Wileman, 1911
  • Ecliptopera insurgens Prout, 1930

Evecliptopera is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae. It contains only one species, Evecliptopera decurrens, which is found in northern India, Nepal, south-western China, Japan, the Russian Far East and Taiwan.[1]

The larvae feed on Akebia species.

Subspecies

  • Evecliptopera decurrens decurrens (India, Nepal, China)
  • Evecliptopera decurrens acreta (Prout, 1940) (Taiwan)
  • Evecliptopera decurrens excurrens (Prout, 1930)
  • Evecliptopera decurrens illitata (Wileman, 1911) (Japan)
  • Evecliptopera decurrens insurgens (Prout, 1930)

References

  1. ↑ Evecliptopera at funet


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