Operophtera

Operophtera
Operophtera brumata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Tribe:	Operophterini
Genus:	Operophtera Hübner, 1825
Synonyms
Rachela Hulst, 1896

Operophtera is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825.

Selected species

• Operophtera bruceata (Hulst, 1886) – bruce spanworm (also native winter moth in North America)
• Operophtera brumata (Linnaeus, 1758) – winter moth
• Operophtera danbyi (Hulst, 1896)
• Operophtera fagata (Scharfenberg, 1805) – northern winter moth

References

• Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Geometridae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.

External links

• Media related to Operophtera at Wikimedia Commons