Erateina | |
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Mounted specimen of Erateina zoraida on display at the Civico Museo di Storia Naturale di Trieste | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Subfamily: | Larentiinae |
Genus: | Erateina Doubleday, 1848 |
Erateina is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Edward Doubleday in 1848.
This genus contains 85 described species, including:
Species of this genus have a more or less elongated, caudate hindwings and a peculiar wing shape, characterized by the anal lobe of the males. They lack of a frenulum (in both sexes).
These day-flying moths are typically montane and can be found in Neotropical cloud forests.