Hypomecis

"Boarmia" redirects here. As invalidly proposed by Stephens in 1829, this refers to the moth genus Ectropis.
Hypomecis
Hypomecis sp. from southern India
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Hypomecis
Hübner, 1821
Synonyms
  • Boarmia Treitschke, 1825
  • Cymatophora Hübner, [1806]
  • Dryocoetis Hübner, [1825]
  • Alcippe Gumppenberg, 1887 (preocc.)
  • Narapa Moore, [1887]
  • Pseudangerona Moore, [1887]
  • Serraca Moore, [1887]
  • Astacuda Moore, 1888
  • Maidana Swinhoe, 1900
  • Pseudoboarmia McDunnough, 1920
  • Erobatodes Wehrli, 1943

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:

References

  1. 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.