Ennominae

by - February 14, 2020





Ennominae is the largest subfamily of the geometer moth family (Geometridae) with some 9,700 described species in 1,100 genera. They are usually a fairly small moth species, though some (such as the Peppered Moth) grow to be considerably large. This subfamily has a global distribution. It includes some species that are notorious defoliating pests.

The status of several tribes is debated. For example, the Boarmiini are sometimes massively expanded to include the Bistonini, Bupalini, Erannini, Gnophini, Melanolophini, Phaseliini and Theriini. The Nacophorini and perhaps the Campaeini might need to be merged with the Lithinini, and all three might warrant merging into the Ennomini. The group sometimes separated as Cassymini is tentatively included in the Abraxini here. The Alsophilinae, usually treated as a small subfamily in their own right, might simply be a specialized lineage of Boarmiini.

Selected genera

Tribe Baptini

Lomographa
Tribe Bupalini

Bupalus
Tribe Caberini

Cabera
Tribe Campaeini

Campaea
Tribe Colotoini

Colotois
Tribe Erannini

Erannis
Tribe Gnophini

Charissa
Gnophos
Tribe Gonodontini

Aethiopodes (sometimes in Odontopera)
Odontopera
Genera incertae sedis

Numerous genera have hitherto not been definitely assigned to a tribe. These include:

Adalbertia
Anavitrinelia
Bichroma
Chelotephrina
Chemerina
Chesiadodes
Compsoptera
Cyclomia
Declana - Nacophorini?
Enconista
Eubarnesia
Geolyces
Hoplosauris - Ennomini?
Hulstina
Hypochrosis
Liodesina
Melanochroia
Mericisca
Metanema
Metarranthis
Miantochora
Nepterotaea
Neritodes - Macariini?
Onychora
Ortaliella
Orthocabera - Abraxini (Cassymini if distinct)?
Orthofidonia - Boarmiini?
Paraglaucina
Parapheromia
Prionomelia
Probole
Pseudocoremia - Boarmiini?
Pterotaea
Pyrinia
Rhoptria
Slossonia
Sperrya
Synglochis
Toulgoetia
Tracheops
Tritocleis (extinct)
Xenoecista
Xylopteryx
Zamarada - Abraxini (Cassymini if distinct)?

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