Geometrinae

Geometrinae is the nominate subfamily of the geometer moth family (Geometridae). It is strongly split, containing a considerable number of tribes of which most are presently very small or monotypic however. These small moths are often a light bluish green, leading to the common name of emerald moths, though a few species called thus are also found in the tribe Campaeini of the Ennominae.

There are about 2,300 described species, mostly from the tropics.

Selected species

• Blotched Emerald, Comibaena bajularia
• Large Emerald, Geometra papilionaria
• Essex Emerald, Thetidia smaragdaria

Genera incertae sedis

Some geometrine genera have not been definitely assigned to a tribe.^[1] These include:

• Bathycolpodes
• Bustilloxia
• Eucrostes
• Kuchleria
• Prosomphax
• Xenochlorodes

Footnotes

References

• Savela, Markku (2007): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms: Geometrinae. Version of 2007-FEB-02. Retrieved 2008-JUL-07.