Acasis
Encyclopedia
Acasis is a genus of moth
in the family Geometridae.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
in the family Geometridae.
Species
- Acasis appensataAcasis appensataAcasis appensata is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found throughout most of the Palearctic ecozone.The wingspan is 21–23 mm.The larvae feed on Actaea spicata.-Subspecies:*Acasis appensata appensata...
(Eversmann, 1842) - Acasis viretataAcasis viretataThe Yellow-barred Brindle is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from most of Europe to eastern Asia. It is also present in North America....
- Yellow Barred Brindle (Hübner, 1799) - Acasis viridataAcasis viridataThe Olive-and-black Carpet is a species of moth belonging to the family Geometridae. It was described by Packard in 1873. It is found from Newfoundland to British Columbia and the adjacent northern part of the United States, south in the east to Florida, and south in the west to Colorado and...
- Olive and Black Carpet (Packard, 1873)