Archiearis

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Cladus: Macroheterocera
Superfamilia: Geometroidea

Familia: Geometridae
Subfamilia: Archiearinae
Genus: Archiearis
Species: A. infans – A. notha – A. parthenias – A. puella – A. touranginii
Name

Archiearis Hübner, [1823]

Type species: Phalaena parthenis Linnaeus, 1761
Synonyms

Brephos Hübner, [1806]
Brephos Ochsenheimer, 1816
Brephia Hübner, 1822; (emend.)
Catoxanthia Sodoffsky, 1837

References

Inoue, H. 1958c. Descriptions and records of some Japanese Geometridae (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). Tinea 4(2): 241–256. Reference page.

Archiearis is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae found in northern nearctic and palearctic areas.
Species

Archiearis infans (Möschler, 1862) – the infant
Archiearis notha (Hübner, [1803]) – light orange underwing
Archiearis parthenias (Linnaeus, 1761) – orange underwing
Archiearis puella (Esper, 1787) – pale orange underwing
Archiearis touranginii (Berce, 1870)

References

Archiearis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms