Orthonama | |
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Adult Oblique Carpet (Orthonama vittata) at Commanster (Belgian Ardennes) |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Subfamily: | Larentiinae |
Tribe: | Xanthorhoini |
Genus: |
Orthonama Hübner, 1825 |
Type species | |
Geometra lignata Hübner, 1799 |
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Species | |
Several, see text |
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Synonyms | |
Numerous, see text |
Several, see text
Numerous, see text
Orthonama is a genus of the geometer moth family, Geometridae. It belongs to the tribe Xanthorhoini of the "carpet" subfamily (Larentiinae). Nycterosea is usually included here by modern authors, but may in fact be distinct enough to warrant recognition as an independent genus.
Species of Orthonama (sensu lato) include:
Junior synonyms of Orthonama are: