Hypagyrtis
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Hypagyrtis is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.
. Hodges et al (1983) moved it to Bistonini
and finally Rindge (1985) moved it back to Boarmiini
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Species
- Hypagyrtis brendae Heitzman, 1975
- Hypagyrtis estherHypagyrtis estherThe Esther Moth is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from Massachusetts to Florida, west to Texas, north to Ohio.The wingspan is 25-45 mm. Adults are on wing from May to October and from July to August in Ohio....
(Barnes, 1928) - Hypagyrtis piniata (Packard, 1870)
- Hypagyrtis unipunctataHypagyrtis unipunctataThe One-spotted Variant Moth or White Spot is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found from Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Texas, northwest to British Columbia. It is also found in Eurasia....
(Haworth, 1809)
Taxonomy
This genus has been placed in various tribes over time: Forbes (1948) placed it in Melanolophiini, McGuffin (1977) moved it to BoarmiiniBoarmiini
The Boarmiini are a large tribe of geometer moths in the Ennominae subfamily.-Description and systematics:...
. Hodges et al (1983) moved it to Bistonini
Bistonini
The Bistonini are a tribe of geometer moths in subfamily the Ennominae. As numerous ennomine genera have not yet been assigned to a tribe, the genus list is preliminary. In addition, the entire tribe is sometimes merged into a much-expanded Boarmiini...
and finally Rindge (1985) moved it back to Boarmiini
Boarmiini
The Boarmiini are a large tribe of geometer moths in the Ennominae subfamily.-Description and systematics:...
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