Besma

Besma quercivoraria

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Geometroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Superphylum: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Mandibulata Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola 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: Ennominae
Tribus: Ourapterygini
Genus: Besma
Species: B. brea – B. endropiaria – B. marilacta – B. mattearia – B. quercivoraria – B. rubritincta – B. sesquilinearia

Name

Besma Capps, 1943: 117 (key), 135

• Type species: Metanema quercivoraria Guenée, 1857 (by original designation)

References

Primary references

• Capps, H.W. 1943. Some American geometrid moths of the subfamily Ennominae heretofore associated with or closely related to Ellopia Treitschke. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 93(3159): 115–151. BHL Reference page. 

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