Hypomecis
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| Hypomecis | |
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| Hypomecis sp. from southern India | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Hypomecis Hübner, 1821 |
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Hypomecis is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae. Most of them are patterned cryptically and when they sit on bark, the markings appear like patches of lichen. Studies have shown that they choose the site for resting with care so that the pattern of crypsis is enhanced.[1]
Selected species
Species include:
- Hypomecis brevifasciata (Wileman, 1911)
- Hypomecis cineracea (Moore, 1888)
- Hypomecis corticea (Bastelberger, 1911)
- Hypomecis formosana (Wileman, 1912)
- Hypomecis intectaria (Walker 1863)
- Hypomecis monotona (Inoue, 1978)
- Hypomecis nudicosta Inoue, 1983
- Hypomecis obliquisigna (Wileman, 1912)
- Hypomecis percnioides (Wehrli, 1943)
- Hypomecis punctinalis – Pale Oak Beauty
- Hypomecis roboraria – Great Oak Beauty
References
- ↑ CK Kang, JY Moon, SI Lee, P.G. Jablonski (2012). "Camouflage through an active choice of a resting spot and body orientation in moths.". Journal of Evolutionary Biology 25 (9): 1695–1702. doi:10.1111/j.1420-9101.2012.02557.x.