MOTHS OF JAMAICA
SPECIES LISTS BY FAMILY
Geometridae: Oenochrominae
SUBFAMILY DESCRIPTION
The subfamily OENOCHROMINAE is a small 'dustbin group' of unrelated Geometrid species which
do not fit into any other subfamily - it will almost certainly be split
into many other subfamilies in the fullness of time.
JAMAICAN SPECIES
I catalogue only three species of this subfamily from Jamaica to date,
as listed below. Please
click on any underlined species names to go to a colour
illustration of the adult, where available,
and brief information on
the species.
The genus Ametris
Ametris nitocris Cramer 1780
The genus Ergavia
Ergavia subrufa Warren 1897
The genus Zanclopteryx
Zanclopteryx uniferata Walker 1863
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