Ascotis
Genus of moths
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Ascotis is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825.[1]
| Ascotis | |
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| Ascotis terebraria terebraria | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Subfamily: | Ennominae |
| Tribe: | Boarmiini |
| Genus: | Ascotis Hübner, 1825 |
Selected species
- Ascotis antelmaria (Mabille, 1893)
- Ascotis glaucotoxa (Prout, 1927)
- Ascotis fortunata (Blachier, 1887)
- Ascotis margarita Warren, 1894
- Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860)
- Ascotis selenaria (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) – giant looper – type species
- Ascotis sordida Warren, 1894
- Ascotis terebraria Guénée, 1862
