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Pseudoterpnini

Pseudoterpnini
Jersey-Emerald-(1).JPG
Jersey Emerald (Pseudoterpna coronillaria)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Geometrinae
Tribe: Pseudoterpnini
Warren, 1893
Synonyms
  • Pseudoterpninae
  • Terpnini Inoue, 1961
  • Archaeobalbini Viidalepp, 1981
  • Pingasini Heppner & Inoue, 1992

The Pseudoterpnini are a tribe of geometer moths in the subfamily Geometrinae. The tribe is alternatively treated as subtribe Pseudoterpniti by Holloway in 1996.

Pseudoterpnini are widely distributed in the Old World, from western Europe to the western Pacific, in temperate, subtropical and tropical regions.

The tribe consists of over 300 species, in 34 genera:



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