Ectropis
| Ectropis | |
|---|---|
| Small engrailed (E. crepuscularia sensu stricto) Scale in centimeters | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Tribe: | Boarmiini |
| Genus: | Ectropis Hübner, [1825] |
| Type species | |
| Geometra crepuscularia Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 | |
| Diversity | |
| About 100 species | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ectropis is a genus in the geometer moth family (Geometridae). They are mostly paleotropical, but also plentiful in Australia and extend into Asia. Only one species – or cryptic species complex – (the engrailed/small engrailed, E. bistortata/E. crepuscularia) is found in Europe. There are about 100 known species in this genus.
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