Yellow-moths
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Xanthotype
Crocus Geometer Moths
Xanthotype is a genus of geometrid moths in the subfamily Ennominae, containing five described species distributed in North America. The genus was established by Warren in 1894. Species are commonly known as crocus geometer moths, though they cannot be reliably identified to species from photographs alone. The genus includes the well-known crocus geometer (Xanthotype sospeta), described by Drury in 1773, and several species described by Swett in 1918.