Evecliptopera

Evecliptopera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Subfamily:	Larentiinae
Tribe:	Cidariini
Genus:	Evecliptopera Inoue, 1982
Species:	E. decurrens
Binomial name
Evecliptopera decurrens (Moore, 1888)
Synonyms
Cidaria decurrens Moore, 1888 Cidaria oblongata Walker, 1862 Ecliptopera acreta Prout, 1940 Ecliptopera excurrens Prout, 1930 Cidaria illitata Wileman, 1911 Ecliptopera insurgens Prout, 1930

Evecliptopera is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae. It contains only one species, Evecliptopera decurrens, which is found in northern India, Nepal, south-western China, Japan, the Russian Far East and Taiwan.^[1]

The larvae feed on Akebia species.

Subspecies

• Evecliptopera decurrens decurrens (India, Nepal, China)
• Evecliptopera decurrens acreta (Prout, 1940) (Taiwan)
• Evecliptopera decurrens excurrens (Prout, 1930)
• Evecliptopera decurrens illitata (Wileman, 1911) (Japan)
• Evecliptopera decurrens insurgens (Prout, 1930)

References

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• Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database