Operophtera is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825.
| Operophtera | |
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| Operophtera brumata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Tribe: | Operophterini |
| Genus: | Operophtera Hübner, 1825 |
| Synonyms | |
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Selected species
edit- Operophtera bruceata (Hulst, 1886) – bruce spanworm (also native winter moth in North America)
- Operophtera brumata (Linnaeus, 1758) – winter moth
- Operophtera danbyi (Hulst, 1896)
- Operophtera fagata (Scharfenberg, 1805) – northern winter moth
References
edit- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (2023). "Search results Family: Geometridae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw.
External links
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