Drepanulatrix

Gumppenberg, 1887

Species Guides

Drepanulatrix is a of geometrid moths comprising 12 recognized , primarily distributed in North America. The genus was established by Gumppenberg in 1887 and is classified within the Ennominae. Species in this genus are characterized by their relatively small to medium size and wing patterns typical of the Geometridae . Several species were originally described in the 19th and early 20th centuries by prominent lepidopterists including Hulst, Guenée, and Packard.

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How to pronounce Drepanulatrix: //ˌdrɛpəˈnjuːlætrɪks//

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Distribution

North America. have been documented across the United States, with particular concentration in western and southwestern regions based on species epithets (nevadaria, monicaria).

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Species Diversity

The contains 12 described : D. baueraria, D. bifilata, D. carnearia, D. falcataria, D. foeminaria, D. garneri, D. hulstii, D. monicaria, D. nevadaria, D. quadraria, D. secundaria, and D. unicalcararia.

Taxonomic History

Multiple were transferred from other , as indicated by original author citations in parentheses (e.g., D. bifilata was originally described by Hulst in 1880 under a different genus).