Selenia (moth) explained

Selenia is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1823.^[1] In 1999, there were about twenty-four species in the genus.^[2]

Species

• Selenia alciphearia Walker, 1860 - brown-tipped thorn, northern selenia
• Selenia cacocore Dyar, 1918
• Selenia dentaria (Fabricius, 1775) - early thorn
• Selenia eucore Dyar, 1918
• Selenia gynaecon Dyar, 1918
• Selenia kentaria (Grote & Robinson, 1867) - Kent's geometer
• Selenia lunularia (Hübner, 1788) - lunar thorn
• Selenia sordida (Leech, 1897)
• Selenia tetralunaria (Hufnagel, 1767) - purple thorn

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . Selenia Hübner, 1823 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . 30 December 2020.
2. Web site: Pitkin . Brian . Jenkins . Paul . amp . November 5, 2004 . Selenia Hübner, 1823 . Butterflies and Moths of the World . Natural History Museum, London . 30 December 2020.