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Ourapteryx

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Ourapteryx
Ourapteryx changi from Taiwan
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Ourapterygini
Genus: Ourapteryx
Leach, 1814
Synonyms
List
  • Lars Hübner, [1806]
  • Uraptera Billberg, 1820
  • Acaena Treitschke, 1825
  • Uropteryx Agassiz, [1847]
  • Euctenurapteryx Warren, 1894
  • Energopteryx Thierry-Mieg, 1903
  • Phrudura Swinhoe, 1906

Ourapteryx is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. The genus was erected by William Elford Leach in 1814.

Selected species

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References

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  • Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Geometridae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
  • Savela, Markku. "Ourapteryx Leach, 1814". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 5, 2019.