Eucrostes

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: Geometrinae
Tribus: Comostolini
Genus: Eucrostes
Species:

Eucrostes is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. It was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1823.

Description

Palpi reaching just beyond the frons and roughly scaled. Antennae of male bipectinate (comb like on both sides) for two-thirds of their length. Hind tibia with one spur pair in both sexes. Forewings with veins 3 and 4 from angle of cell and vein 6 from upper angle. Veins 7, 8, 9 and 10 stalked and vein 11 anastomosing (fusing) with vein 12. Hindwings with frenulum absent. The outer margin rounded. Veins 3, 4 and 6, 7 stalked.[1]
Species

Eucrostes astigmatica L. B. Prout, 1916
Eucrostes beatificata (Walker, 1863)
Eucrostes disparata (Walker, 1861)
Eucrostes indigenata (Villers, 1789) (Mediterranean)
Eucrostes pygmaea Rebel, 1907
Eucrostes rhodophthalma L. B. Prout, 1912
Eucrostes rufociliaria Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
Eucrostes solivaga Herbulot, 1972

Former species

Eucrostes kafebera Swinhoe, 1894 (from India)

References

Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Vol. Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Geometridae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
Savela, Markku. "Eucrostes Hübner, [1823]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Eucrostes Hübner, 1823". Afromoths. Retrieved July 26, 2018.