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Eois

Eois
Eois grataria ab mediofusca, Krantzkloof Natuurreservaat, a.jpg
Eois grataria ab. mediofusca in South Africa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Larentiinae
Genus: Eois
Hübner, 1818
Synonyms
  • Amaurinia Guenée, 1857
  • Amphibatodes Warren, 1895
  • Anthyria Swinhoe, 1892
  • Bardanes Moore, 1888
  • Cambogia Guenée, 1857
  • Cretheis Meyrick, 1886
  • Phrudoplaga Warren, 1894
  • Prasinoscia Warren, 1905
  • Pseudasthena Moore, 1887
  • Psilocambogia Hampson, 1893
  • Synthalia Warren, 1902

Eois is a genus of moths in the Geometridae family. The genus contains about 250 validly described species, most from the Neotropical region. Many species are still undescribed and the total number of species is estimated to be over a 1,000 in the Neotropical region alone.


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