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Numia
Numia is a strictly Neotropical genus of geometer moths (Geometridae: Ennominae). The genus contains at least one well-documented species, N. terebintharia Guenée, which has been recorded from the Caribbean, Florida, Costa Rica, and northeastern Brazil. Caterpillars are inchworm-type with two pairs of false abdominal legs and feed externally on leaves of Ziziphus species (Rhamnaceae). Adults are small moths with wingspans around 2.5 cm; females possess a large variable apical spot on the forewings, while males have bipectinate antennae and females have filiform antennae.
Numia terebintharia
A Neotropical geometrid moth in the subfamily Ennominae, first recorded in Brazil from the Caatinga region in 2021. Adults are small green moths with approximately 2.5 cm wingspan; females possess an apical spot on the forewings. The species was previously known from the Caribbean, Florida (USA), Haiti, and Costa Rica. Caterpillars are external leaf-feeders that can cause extensive defoliation of host plants.