• Source: Ennominae

Ennominae is the largest subfamily of the geometer moth family (Geometridae), with some 9,700 described species in 1,100 genera. Most species are fairly small, though some (such as the peppered moth) grow to be considerably large. This subfamily has a global distribution. It includes some species that are notorious defoliating pests. The subfamily was first described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1845.
The status of several tribes is debated. For example, the Boarmiini are sometimes massively expanded to include the Bistonini, Bupalini, Erannini, Gnophini, Melanolophini, Phaseliini and Theriini. The Nacophorini and perhaps the Campaeini might need to be merged with the Lithinini, and all three might warrant merging into the Ennomini. The group, sometimes separated as Cassymini, is tentatively included in the Abraxini here. The Alsophilinae, usually treated as a small subfamily in their own right, might simply be a specialized lineage of Boarmiini.




Selected genera



Tribe Baptini

Lomographa
Tribe Boarmiini

†Eogeometer (Fischer, Michalski & Hausmann, 2019)
Tribe Bupalini

Bupalus
Tribe Caberini

Cabera
Tribe Campaeini

Campaea
Tribe Colotoini

Colotois
Tribe Erannini

Erannis
Tribe Gnophini

Charissa
Gnophos
Hirasa
Tribe Gonodontini

Aethiopodes (sometimes in Odontopera)
Odontopera




Genera incertae sedis


Numerous genera have hitherto not been definitely assigned to a tribe. These include:




Fossil


In 2019, the first geometrid caterpillar in Baltic amber was discovered by German scientists. Described under Eogeometer vadens, it measured about 5 mm (0.20 in), and was estimated to be 44 million years old, dating back to Eocene epoch. It was described as the earliest evidence for the subfamily of Ennominae, particularly the tribe of Boarmiini.




References



Holloway, J. D. (1994), The Moths of Borneo: Family Geometridae, Subfamily Ennominae, London{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Savela, Markku. "Ennominae". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
Young, Catherine J. (2008), Characterisation of the Australian Nacophorini using adult morphology, and phylogeny of the Geometridae based on morphological characters (PDF), Zootaxa, pp. 1–141

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• Bukit Retak
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• List of moths of Jamaica
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• Boarmiini
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