Cabera
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| Cabera | |
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| Cabera exanthemata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Tribe: | Caberini |
| Genus: | Cabera Treitschke, 1825 |
Cabera is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae described by Georg Friedrich Treitschke in 1825.
These moths are widely distributed in the Palaearctic, Nearctic, Neotropic and Afrotropic regions, and a few in Indo-Australian regions.[1] However, it is absent in Australia itself.[2]
In the afrotropical region, 12 species have been recorded, though their placement in Cabera remains uncertain due to their variable physical characteristics. Among these is a monophyletic group, Cabera subalba group, which is distinct on the basis of its uniform appearance.[3]
Some species were originally classified under Petelia and Gyalomia due to striking similarities.[3]