Phrygionis Explained

Phrygionis is a neotropical moth genus in the family Geometridae.^[1]

Phrygionis have relatively conspicuous wing patterns, which probably led to overestimation of their species richness in the past. In most species, the forewing measures 16mm18mm in length.

Species

• Phrygionis argentata (Drury, 1773)
• Phrygionis auriferaria Hulst, 1887
• Phrygionis bicornis Scoble, 1994
• Phrygionis cruorata Warren, 1905
• Phrygionis ferreus Scoble, 1994
• Phrygionis flavilimes Warren 1907
• Phrygionis incolorata Prout, 1910
• Phrygionis ochrilineis Scoble, 1994
• Phrygionis paradoxata (Guenée, 1858)
• Phrygionis platinata (Guenee, 1857)
• Phrygionis polita (Cramer, 1780)
• Phrygionis privignaria (Guenee 1857)
• Phrygionis rawlinsi Scoble, 1994
• Phrygionis sumptuosaria (Moschler, 1886)^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Phrygionis. Natural History Museum. Butterflies and Moths of the World: Generic Names and their Type-species. 1 December 2014.
2. A taxonomic revision of the genera Phrygionis Hübner and Pityeja Walker (Geometridae: Ennominae, Palyadini) . 1994. Scoble, M. J.. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society . 111. 2. 99–160. 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1994.tb01480.x.