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Emmiltis
Sign in to saveEmmiltis is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae. Its only species is Emmiltis pygmaearia. Both the genus and species were first described by Jacob Hübner, the genus in 1825 and the species in 1809.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Emmiltis is referenced by 7 other articles, and connects out to Geometridae, France and Italy.
It is catalogued under topics including Monotypic moth genera, Sterrhini and Taxonbars with multiple manual Wikidata items.
Its subject is documented across 6 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderLepidoptera
- FamilyGeometridae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1
- With media
- 3
- Family
- Geometridae
- Collections
- USNM
- Recorded in
- Colombia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Geometridae
- Image
- Geometridae - Emmiltis pygmaearia (female).JPG
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- Emmiltis
- taxon name
- Emmiltis
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Emmiltis
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Distribution and habitat
- Description
- Biology
- External links
- Bibliography
- References
Emmiltis is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae. Its only species is Emmiltis pygmaearia. Both the genus and species were first described by Jacob Hübner, the genus in 1825 and the species in 1809.
==Etymology== The species name pygmaearia comes from the Latin pygmaeus meaning dwarf, because it is one of the smallest species.
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