MOTHS OF THE GRENADINES
SPECIES LISTS BY FAMILY
Geometridae: Sterrhinae
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SUBFAMILY DESCRIPTION
The 'Waves' (STERRHINAE) are almost all small to very small species (10-15 mm in wingspan),
often with characteristic patterns of shingled 'waves' radiating out
from wing-base to apex. Of all the subfamilies of Geometridae they
are probably the least well-studied.
GRENADINES SPECIES
I catalogue here only two definite species, as listed below, plus a number of
'possibles'. Please
click on any underlined species names to go to a colour
illustration of the adult and brief information on
the species.
The genus Semaeopus
Semaeopus caecaria Hubner 1823
Semaeopus vincentii Prout 1938
Unknown species
Misc. unidentified Sterrhine species.
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