Parectropis
Encyclopedia
Parectropis is a genus
in the geometer moth
family
(Geometridae). A small Old World
genus, it contains only a good dozen species
altogether, though new ones are still being discovered. Only one species (P. similaria
) is found in Europe
; most others live in Asia
though some occur in Africa
.
of Parectropis include:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
in the geometer moth
Geometer moth
The geometer moths or Geometridae are a family of the order Lepidoptera...
family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
(Geometridae). A small Old World
Old World
The Old World consists of those parts of the world known to classical antiquity and the European Middle Ages. It is used in the context of, and contrast with, the "New World" ....
genus, it contains only a good dozen species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
altogether, though new ones are still being discovered. Only one species (P. similaria
Parectropis similaria
The Brindled White-spot is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in most of Europe.The wingspan is 33-39 mm. Adults are on wing in May and June....
) is found in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
; most others live in Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
though some occur in Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
.
Selected species
SpeciesSpecies
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of Parectropis include:
- Parectropis alticolaria Krüger, 2005
- Parectropis delosaria (Walker, [1863]) (formerly in EctropisEctropisEctropis is a genus in the geometer moth family . They are mostly paleotropical, but also plentiful in Australia and extend into Asia. Only one species – or cryptic species complex – is found in Europe...
) - Parectropis extersaria (Hübner, 1799) (sometimes in P. similaria)
- Parectropis fansipana Sato, 2006
- Parectropis nigrosparsa (Wileman & South, 1923)
- Parectropis paracyclophora Sato & M.Wang, 2006
- Parectropis pectinicornis Krüger, 2005
- Parectropis siamensis
- Parectropis similariaParectropis similariaThe Brindled White-spot is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in most of Europe.The wingspan is 33-39 mm. Adults are on wing in May and June....
(Hufnagel, 1767) - Parectropis simplex (Warren,1914) (formerly in Ectropis)
- Parectropis 'Camdeboo Mountains'
- Parectropis 'Sterkstroom'