Nychiodes

Nychiodes
Nychiodes obscuraria - Drôme, France
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Tribe:	Boarmiini
Genus:	Nychiodes Lederer, 1853

Nychiodes is a palearctic genus of moths in the family Geometridae described by Julius Lederer in 1853.[1] As of 2022^[update], the genus comprises 27 species with a geographical distribution across Europe, northern Africa and parts of West, Central and South Asia.[2]

Species are typically large, with beige, grey or brown wings, and have slightly darkened wing tips, medium-sized discal spots on fore- and hindwings, and post- and antemedial lines on the forewings. Genital examination is generally necessary to determine exact species as a result of significant morphological variability.[2]

Species

• Nychiodes amygdalaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1848)
• Nychiodes andalusiaria Staudinger, 1892 south-western Europe
• Nychiodes antiquarius Staudinger, 1892
• Nychiodes dalmatina Wagner, 1909 south-eastern Europe
• Nychiodes divergaria Staudinger, 1892
• Nychiodes hispanica Wehrli, 1929 Spain
• Nychiodes obscuraria (Villers, 1789) southern Europe
• Nychiodes ragusaria Millière, 1884 southern Europe
• Nychiodes rayatica Wiltshire, 1957
• Nychiodes torrevinagrensis Expósitio, 1984 Spain
• Nychiodes tyttha Prout, 1915 Eritrea
• Nychiodes waltheri Wagner, 1919 south-eastern Europe

References

1. Savela, Markku. "Nychiodes Lederer, 1853". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
2. Latella, Ilaria; Scalercio, Stefano; Hausmann, Axel (4 April 2024). "Distribution and taxonomy of two closely related Nychiodes species in southern Italy (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Ennominae)". Nota Lepidopterologica. 47: 93–104. doi:10.3897/nl.47.118416.

• Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (2023). "Search results Family: Geometridae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw.