Tribe
Melanolophiini
Melanolophia imitata. Photo: (c) Dick, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
Ennominae is the largest subfamily of the geometer moth family (Geometridae) with some 9,700 described species in 1,100 genera. They are usually a fairly small moth species, though some (such as the Peppered Moth) grow to be considerably large. This subfamily has a global distribution. It includes some species that are notorious defoliating pests.
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