MOTHS OF JAMAICA
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.
JAMAICAN SPECIES
I catalogue here 30 species, as listed below.
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illustration of the adult, where available,
(and sometimes its genitalia) and brief information on
the species.
The genus Semaeopus
Semaeopus decalvaria Moeschler 1886
Semaeopus indignaria Guenee 1858 ssp. filiferata Walker 1863
Semaeopus castaria Guenee 1858
Semaeopus argocosma Prout 1935
Semaeopus callichroa Prout 1938
The genus Acratodes
Acratodes phakellurata Guenee 1858
The genus Scopula
Scopula apparitaria Walker 1861
Scopula subquadrata Guenee 1858
Scopula umbilicata Fab. 1794
The genus Tricentrogyna
Tricentrogyna vinacea Butler 1878
The genus Cyclophora
Cyclophora nanaria Walker 1861
The genus 'Cyclophora'
'Cyclophora' subpallidaWarren 1900
'Cyclophora' ordinata Walker 1863
'Cyclophora' caducaria Moschler 1886
'Cyclophora' conferta Warren 1900
'Cyclophora' lichenea Warren 1900
'Cyclophora' urcearia Guenee 1858
The genus Leptostales
Leptostales phorcaria Guenee 1858
Leptostales virgota Schaus 1901
Leptostales oblinataria Moeschler 1890
Leptostales roseoliva Warren 1900 ssp. carnearia Dyar 1913
The genus Lobocleta
Lobocleta tenellata Moschler 1886
The genus Euacidalia
Euacidalia orbelia Druce 1893
The genus Pleuroprucha
Pleuroprucha asthenaria Walker 1861
Pleuroprucha sp. indet.
Unknown species
5 x unidentified Sterrhine species.
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