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Hypomecis

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Hypomecis
Hypomecis species from southern India
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Ennominae
Tribe: Boarmiini
Genus: Hypomecis
Hübner, 1821
Synonyms
  • Boarmia Treitschke, 1825
  • Cymatophora Hübner, [1806]
  • Dryocoetis Hübner, [1825]
  • Alcippe Gumppenberg, 1887 (preocc.)
  • Narapa Moore, [1887]
  • Pseudangerona Moore, [1887]
  • Serraca Moore, [1887]
  • Astacuda Moore, 1888
  • Maidana Swinhoe, 1900
  • Pseudoboarmia McDunnough, 1920
  • Erobatodes Wehrli, 1943

Hypomecis is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1821.

Description

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Palpi oblique, reaching beyond the frons and fringed with hair below. Forewings with slightly crenulate (scalloped) cilia. Vein 3 from near angle of cell and veins 7 to 9 from near upper angle. Typically with vein 10 and 11 arise from cell. Hindwings with vein 3 from near angle of cell. Cilia crenulate.[1]

Ecology

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Most of them are patterned cryptically and when they sit on bark, the markings appear like patches of lichen. Studies have shown that they choose the site for resting with care so that the pattern of crypsis is enhanced.[2]

Selected species

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Species include:

References

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  1. ^ Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  2. ^ CK Kang; JY Moon; SI Lee; P.G. Jablonski (2012). "Camouflage through an active choice of a resting spot and body orientation in moths". Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 25 (9): 1695–1702. doi:10.1111/j.1420-9101.2012.02557.x. PMID 22775528.