Biology:Evecliptopera

Short description: Genus of moths

Evecliptopera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Subfamily:	Larentiinae
Tribe:	Cidariini
Genus:	Evecliptopera Inoue, 1982
Species:	E. decurrens
Binomial name
Evecliptopera decurrens (Moore, 1888)
Synonyms
Cidaria decurrens Moore, 1888 Cidaria oblongata Walker, 1862 Ecliptopera acreta Prout, 1940 Ecliptopera excurrens Prout, 1930 Cidaria illitata Wileman, 1911 Ecliptopera insurgens Prout, 1930

Evecliptopera is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by Inoue in 1982. Its only species, Evecliptopera decurrens, first described by Frederic Moore in 1888, is found in northern India , Nepal, south-western China , Japan , the Russian Far East and Taiwan.

The larvae feed on Akebia species.

Subspecies

• Evecliptopera decurrens decurrens (India, Nepal, China)
• Evecliptopera decurrens acreta (Prout, 1940) (Taiwan)
• Evecliptopera decurrens excurrens (Prout, 1930)
• Evecliptopera decurrens illitata (Wileman, 1911) (Japan)
• Evecliptopera decurrens insurgens (Prout, 1930)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5416223 entry