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Entephria Hübner, 1825

Glaucopteryx Hübner, 1825

= ; [NACL, 103]

Phaesyloides Bruand, 1847

= ; [NACL, 103]

Trichochlamys Hulst, 1896

= ; [NACL, 103]

Entephria (Hydriomenini) ; [NACL, 103]
Entephria (Larentiini) ; [FE]

Misidentified/misapplied:

Dasyuris Guenée, 1857; auth., (part)

Entephria polata (Duponchel, 1831)

NEU. See [About maps] Sysipohjanmittari
Entephria polata, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Entephria polata, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
Entephria polata, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Entephria polata ; [NACL, #7306 (extralim.)]

304x172 (~11Kb)

Larva on Betula nana [SPRK]

It is possible that the above food plant is not quite correct, see below.

Larva on Empetrum nigrum

Itämies, J., Várkonyi, G., 1997. Notes on the biology of Entephria polata (Lepidoptera, Geometridae).. Entomologica Fennica, 8 (2).

A new food plant, Empetrum nigrum ssp. hermaphroditum (Hagegrup) Böcher, is reported for Entephria polata. Larvae were observed to live on the buds of the plant in early summer. The find is discussed and the older records reviewed.

E. p. polata

E. p. transsibirica Vasilenko, 1990

E. p. brullei (Lefebvre, 1836)

fumidotata (Walker, 1863)

= ; [NACL, #7306a]

Entephria polata brullei ; [NACL, #7306a]

E. p. bradorata (Munroe, 1951)

Entephria polata bradorata ; [NACL, #7306c]

E. p. ursata (Munroe, 1951)

Entephria polata ursata ; [NACL, #7306d]

E. p. kidluitata (Munroe, 1951)

Entephria polata kidluitata ; [NACL, #7306e]

E. p. eleutiata (Munroe, 1951)

Entephria polata eleutiata ; [NACL, #7306f]

Entephria byssata (Aurivillius, 1891)

Paljakkapohjanmittari
Entephria byssata, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]

312x152 (~10Kb) female

Larva on Salix aurita? [SPRK]

Entephria punctipes (Curtis, 1835)

N.Siberia, Magadan, Chukotka, Kamchatka, NW.Canada - Colorado, Greenland. See [About maps] Entephria punctipes, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Entephria punctipes, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Entephria punctipes, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Entephria polata punctipes ; [NACL, #7306b]
Entephria punctipes ; Beljaev & Vasilenko, 2002, Ent. Fennica 13 (4): 210

Entephria nobiliaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1852)

Fennoscandia. See [About maps] Kurupohjanmittari
Entephria nobiliaria, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
Entephria nobiliaria, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]

800x595 (~98Kb) male FINLAND Enl: Saana 767:25, 18.7.1996, Photo 21.7.1996 © Kimmo Silvonen

Larva on (Sweden) Saxifraga oppositifolia [SPRK]

Entephria rjabovi Tikhonov, 1994

Armenia. See [About maps] Entephria rjabovi Tikhonov, 1994; Atalanta 25 (1/2): 382, pl. XVIa, f. 2, TL: Transcaucasus, Zangesur, Berg Yialgu-dara, 3300m

Entephria muscosaria (Christoph, 1893)

Caucasus, N.Iran?. See [About maps] Cidaria intermediaria var. muscosaria Christoph, 1893; Dt. Ent. Zeit. Iris, 6 (1) : 96
Entephria muscosaria ; Tikhonov, 1994, Atalanta 25 (1/2): 384, f. 5-8 (gen.), pl. XVIa, f. 3

Entephria calcephila Tikhonov, 1994

N.Caucasus. See [About maps] Entephria calcephila Tikhonov, 1994; Atalanta 25 (1/2): 386, pl. XVIb, f. 4, TL: N.Caucasus, Kabardino-Balkaria, Verchnjaja Balkaria, 2200m

Entephria tejmurovi Tikhonov, 1994

Dagestan. See [About maps] Entephria tejmurovi Tikhonov, 1994; Atalanta 25 (1/2): 387, pl. XVIb, f. 5, TL: Dagestan,W.Samurskiy Mts, 2400m

Entephria bastelbergeri (Püngeler, 1902)

Tian Shan. See [About maps] Entephria bastelbergeri ; Tikhonov, 1994, (name)

Entephria flavata (Osthelder, 1929)

CEU. See [About maps]

Entephria cyanata (Hübner, 1809)

CEU, SEU. See [About maps]

Entephria caeruleata (Guenée, 1858)

SWEU. See [About maps] Entephria caeruleata, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]

Entephria flavicinctata (Hübner, 1813)

EU. See [About maps] Pahtapohjanmittari Yellow-ringed Carpet
Entephria flavicinctata, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
Entephria flavicinctata, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Entephria flavicinctata, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Entephria flavicinctata, UK Moths [Ian Kimber]

900x571 (~128Kb) male SCHWEIZ, Engadin Silvaplana 1800m, ex.o. 8.1993 Michael Leipnitz, Photo 18.10.1993 © Kimmo Silvonen

Larva on (Middle Europe) Salix, Saxifraga aizoides, Sedum [SPRK]

E. f. septentrionalis Warnecke, 1934

Fennoscandia

E. f. elbrusensis Tikhonov, 1994

N.Caucasus, Dagestan Entephria flavicinctata elbrusensis Tikhonov, 1994; Atalanta 25 (1/2): 381, pl. XVIa, f. 1, TL: N.Caucasus, Fl. Kuban, Utschkulan, 1800m

Entephria contestata Vorbrodt & Müller-Rutz, 1913

CEU. See [About maps]

Entephria infidaria (La Harpe, 1853)

CEU, SWEU. See [About maps]

Entephria caesiata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

EU, Caucasus, Siberia, Far East, N.Mongolia, Japan (Honshu). See [About maps] Metsäpohjanmittari Grey Mountain Carpet
Entephria caesiata, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
Entephria caesiata, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Entephria caesiata, UK Moths [Ian Kimber]
Enteprhia caesiata ; Beljaev & Vasilenko, 2002, Ent. Fennica 13 (4): 210

960x675 (~103Kb) FINLAND, EH: Koski Hl 676:40, ex.l. 5.1990, Photo 20.5.1990 © Kimmo Silvonen

332x396 (~26Kb)

Larva on Betula spp., B. nana, Vaccinium myrtillus, V. uliginosum, Ledum palustre, Empetrum nigrum [SPRK]

E. c. nebulosa Inoue, 1955

Japan

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References:

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Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.

[FE]

Fauna Europaea; Fauna Europaea

[Ian Kimber]

http://www.ukmoths.force9.co.uk/

[Kimmo Silvonen]

Espoo, Finland; Kimmo's Lep Site

[MBE]

Moths and Butteflies of Europe; Paolo Mazzei, Diego Reggianti and Ilaria Pimpinelli; http://www.leps.it/

[MPG]

North American Moth Photographers Group

[NACL]

Hodges, Ronald W. (ed.), 1983; Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico

[SPRK]

Seppänen, E. J, 1970; Suomen suurperhostoukkien ravintokasvit, Animalia Fennica 14

[SVF]

Svenska fjärilar; Naturhistoriska riksmuseet; (Sweden)

[²]

This may require parentheses or not. I don't have the necessary information for this taxon.

Some related literature:

Beljaev & Vasilenko, 2002

An annotated checklist of geometrid moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) from the Kamchatka Peninsula and adjacent islands Ent. Fennica 13 (4): 195-235

Christoph, 1893

Lepidoptera Nova Faunae Palaearcticae Dt. Ent. Zeit. Iris, 6 (1) : 86-96

Tikhonov, 1994

Neue und wenig bekannte Enteprhia-Arten aus dem Kaukasus Atalanta 25 (1/2): 381-388

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Keep in mind that the taxonomic information is copied from various sources, and may include many inaccuracies. Expert help is welcome.