Bupalus (moth)
Genus of moths
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Bupalus is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. The genus was raised by the English zoologist William Elford Leach, in 1815 and is the name of a 6th-century BC Greek sculptor.[1]
| Bupalus | |
|---|---|
| Bupalus piniaria | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Subfamily: | Ennominae |
| Tribe: | Bupalini |
| Genus: | Bupalus Leach, 1815 |
Selected species
- Bupalus piniaria (Linnaeus, 1758) – bordered white
- Bupalus vestalis Staudinger, 1897