Erannis
Erannis is a geometer moth genus of the subfamily Ennominae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825. It is placed by some entomologists in the tribe Erannini as the type genus, but others merge this group into the tribe Boarmiini or Bistonini.
The adults of these smallish moths typically live in the crowns of their host trees. The genus is most diverse in the Holarctic; few of the 12 or so known species occur in adjacent regions.Selected species
Erannis species include:
- Erannis ankeraria
- Erannis caspica László, 2003
- Erannis declinans
- Erannis defoliaria - mottled umber
- Erannis golda Djakonov, 1929
- Erannis jacobsoni Djakonov, 1926
- Erannis kashmirensis László, 2003
- Erannis potopolskii Viidalepp, 1988
- Erannis tiliaria - linden looper, winter moth
- Erannis vancouverensis Hulst, 1896
Synonyms
The genus has also been listed under the following now-obsolete alternate names:
- Chimadia Speyer, 1839
- Erranis
- Hibernia
- Hyberna
- Hybernia Berthold, 1827
- Lampetia Stephens, 1827
- Thriptera Gistel, 1848
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