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Genus Epimecis

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Geometroidea (Geometrid and Swallowtail Moths)
Family Geometridae (Geometrid Moths)
Subfamily Ennominae
Tribe Boarmiini
Genus Epimecis
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Epimecis Hübner 1825
Bronchelia Guenée, 1857
Epimecis (Boarmiini)
Numbers
Nearctica (1) lists six species:
Epimecis anonaria Felder 1874
Epimecis detexta Walker 1860
Epimecis fraternaria Guenee 1857
Epimecis hortaria Fabricius 1794
Epimecis matronaria Guenee 1857
Epimecis subaustralis Hulst 1898