Gnophos
Gnophos is a genus in the geometer moth family (Geometridae). A mostly Old World lineage, it is abundant in the Palearctic, with some North American species as well; in Europe six species are recorded. This genus has about 120 known species altogether in several recognized subgenera, with new ones still being discovered occasionally.
| Gnophos | |
|---|---|
| Scotch annulet (Gnophos obfuscata) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Tribe: | Boarmiini |
| Genus: | Gnophos Treitschke, 1825 |
| Type species | |
| Geometra furvata Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 | |
| Diversity | |
| Several subgenera, about 120 species | |
| Synonyms | |
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This is the type genus of the tribe Gnophini in subfamily Ennominae, which some authors include in the Boarmiini.
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