Larentiinae

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Larentiinae
Yellow ocher leaf tensioner (Camptogramma bilineata)

Yellow ocher leaf tensioner ( Camptogramma bilineata )

Systematics
Class : Insects (Insecta)
Order : Butterflies (Lepidoptera)
Superfamily : Geometroidea
Family : Spanner (Geometridae)
Subfamily : Larentiinae
Scientific name
Larentiinae
Duponchel , 1845

The Larentiinae are a large subfamily of the Spanner (Geometridae), which are counted among the moths within the butterflies . Worldwide over 5,700 species are currently counted in this subfamily. Over 250 species occur in Central Europe.

features

The size, color and pattern of the moths vary greatly. Most species have a proboscis with which to ingest food. Many species live on deciduous trees, others on herbaceous plants . The eggs are mostly of the flat type, i.e. that is, they are glued to the side of the surface of the forage plant. The caterpillars usually have no appendages.

Systematics

Within the subfamily , depending on the author , up to 22 tribes are distinguished, the scope and validity of which are still controversial. Therefore, only the genera occurring in Central Europe are listed here.

The genus Lythria Hübner, 1823 and the species Lythria cruentaria (Hufnagel, 1767) were transferred from the subfamily Larentiinae to the subfamily Sterrhinae in 2008 .

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Individual evidence

  1. Erki Õunap, Jaan Viidalepp & Urmas Saarma: Systematic position of Lythriini revised: transferred from Larentiinae to Sterrhinae (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). Zoologica Scripta, 37 (4): 405-413, Oxford 2008 doi : 10.1111 / j.1463-6409.2008.00327.x

literature

  • Günter Ebert (Ed.): The butterflies of Baden-Württemberg Volume 8, Nachtfalter VI (Spanner (Geometridae) 1st part), Ulmer Verlag Stuttgart 2001. ISBN 3-8001-3497-7
  • J. Viidalepp: The Geometrid moths of Europe, 3. Larentiinae I. Apollo Books, Stenstrup 2007, ISBN 87-88757-39-0
  • Vladimir Mironov: The Geometrid moths of Europe, 4. Larentiinae II. Apollo Books, Stenstrup 2004, ISBN 87-88757-40-4
  • MJ Scoble: Geometrid moths of the world, a catalog. CSIRO, Collingwood & Apollo Books, Stenstrup 1999, ISBN 87-88757-29-3
  • D. Abraham, N. Ryrholm, H. Wittzell, JD Holloway, MJ Scoble, C. Lofstedt: Molecular phylogeny of the subfamilies in Geometridae (Geometroidea: Lepidoptera). Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 20 (1): 65-77 (2001)

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