Ourapterygini

Ourapterygini
Omnivorous Looper (Sabulodes aegrotata), dark individual
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Hexapoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
(unranked):	Macrolepidoptera
Superfamily:	Geometroidea
Family:	Geometridae
Subfamily:	Ennominae
Tribe:	Ourapterygini Bruand, 1846
Genera
About 60; see text
Synonyms
[1] Cingiliini Forbes, 1948 Emplocidae Guenée, 1858 Emplociini Guenée, 1858 Oxydiidae Butler, 1886 Oxydiini Butler, 1886 Urapteridae Bruand, 1846

The Ourapterygini are one of the large tribes of geometer moths in the Ennominae subfamily. They are particularly plentiful in the Neotropics. Ourapterygini are generally held to be the youngest tribe of their subfamily, and at least seasonally have characteristic apomorphic asymmetrical processes of the anellus.^[2]

Many members of this tribe are remarkably butterfly-like. The tribe contains more partially diurnal species than usual for geometer moths, and many do not have the cryptic coloration typical for the family. There is a tendency to light yellowish hues and either little or a quite bold pattern, making some species rather conspicuous. It is known that at least some are noxious to predators, and such coloration might be aposematic.

Genera and selected species

As numerous ennomine genera have not yet been assigned to a tribe,^[3] the genus list is preliminary.

Acanthotoca Agaraeus Antepione Anthyperythra Artemidora Asovia Besma Caripeta Cepphis Little Thorn, Cepphis advenaria Cingilia Destutia Enanthyperythra Endropiodes Enypia Epholca Epione Bordered Beauty, Epione repandaria Eriplatymetra Euaspilates Eucaterva Eugonobapta Eusarca Eutrapela Evita Garaeus Heterolocha Lambdina Leptomiza Lychnosea Melemaea Meris Nematocampa Nemeris

Neoterpes Nepheloleuca Nepytia Nothomiza Opisthograptis Brimstone Moth, Opisthograptis luteolata Ourapteryx Swallow-tailed Moth, Ourapteryx sambucaria Oxydia Patalene Pherne Philtraea Phyllodonta Pityeja Plagodis Scorched Wing, Plagodis dolabraria Barred Umber, Plagodis pulveraria Plataea Prochoerodes Pseudopanthera Speckled Yellow, Pseudopanthera macularia Sabulodes Scardamia Sericoptera Sicya Sicyopsis Snowia Somatolopha Spilopera Synaxis Tetracis Therapis Tristrophis Tshimganitia

Footnotes

1. Forum Herbulot (2008)
2. Young (2008)
3. See references in Savela (2008)

References

• Forum Herbulot (2008): Family group names in Geometridae. Retrieved 2008-JUL-22.
• Savela, Markku (2008): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms: Ennominae. Version of 2008-MAR-08. Retrieved 2008-JUL-21.
• Young, Catherine J. (2008): Characterisation of the Australian Nacophorini using adult morphology, and phylogeny of the Geometridae based on morphological characters. Zootaxa 1736: 1-141. PDF abstract and excerpt