Erateina is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Edward Doubleday in 1848.

Erateina
Mounted specimen of Erateina zoraida on display at the Civico Museo di Storia Naturale di Trieste
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Larentiinae
Genus: Erateina
Doubleday, 1848

Species

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This genus contains 85 described species, including:

Description

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Species of this genus have a more or less elongated, caudate hindwings and a peculiar wing shape, characterized by the anal lobe of the males. They lack of a frenulum (in both sexes).

Habitat

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These day-flying moths are typically montane and can be found in Neotropical cloud forests.

References

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  • Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Geometridae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
  • Pyrcz, T.W.; Stachowicz, I. & Garlacz, R. (2013). "A new Andean element in the lepidopterous fauna of the Guiana Shield: the day-flying genus Erateina Doubleday, with the description of two new species from Roraima, Tramen and Auyán Tepui (Geometridae: Larentiinae)". Genus. 24 (3-4): 291–301.
  • Viidalepp, J. (2011). "A morphological review of tribes in Larentiinae (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)". Zootaxa. 3136: 1–44.