Rhodometra is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Edward Meyrick in 1892.
These moths have bipectinated antennae for the males; apically simple. They have relatively narrow-elongated to relatively broad forewings and a wingspan of 20âÂÂ30 mm. The forewings are pale yellow, sometimes rosy and traversed by an oblique red stripe, the hindwings are plain.
Species
Species include:
- Rhodometra albidaria <small>Erschoff, 1874</small>
- Rhodometra albipunctaria <small>Dognin, 1917</small>
- Rhodometra angasmarcata <small>Hübner, 1822</small>
- Rhodometra anthophilaria <small>Hübner, 1809/13</small>
- Rhodometra aucta <small>Krausse, 1913</small>
- Rhodometra audeoudi <small>Prout, 1928</small>
- Rhodometra consecraria <small>(Boisduval, 1840)</small>
- Rhodometra debiliaria <small>Rothschild, 1914</small>
- Rhodometra desertorum <small>Staudinger, 1914</small>
- Rhodometra elvira <small>Thierry-Mieg, 1911</small>
- Rhodometra excaecaria <small>Fuchs, 1903</small>
- Rhodometra fumosa <small>Prout, 1937</small>
- Rhodometra gegenaria <small>Alphéraky, 1883</small>
- Rhodometra incarnaria <small>Thierry-Mieg, 1911</small>
- Rhodometra intermediaria <small>Turati, 1930</small>
- Rhodometra intervenata <small>Warren, 1902</small>
- Rhodometra kikiae <small>Wiltshire, 1982</small>
- Rhodometra labdoides <small>Herbulot, 1997</small>
- Rhodometra lucidaria <small>(C. Swinhoe, 1904)</small>
- Rhodometra paralellaria <small>Krüger, 1934</small>
- Rhodometra participata <small>(Walker, 1862)</small>
- Rhodometra plectaria <small>(Guenée, 1858)</small>
- Rhodometra rosearia <small>Treitschke, 1828</small>
- Rhodometra roseata <small>Dognin, 1917</small>
- Rhodometra roseofimbriata <small>Thierry-Mieg, 1911</small>
- Rhodometra sacraria <small>Linnaeus, 1767</small>
- Rhodometra satura <small>Prout, 1916</small>
- Rhodometra sevastopuloi <small>Carcasson, 1964</small>
- Rhodometra subrosearia <small>Staudinger, 1871</small>
- Rhodometra subsacraria <small>Staudinger, 1871</small>
- Rhodometra virgenpamba <small>Dognin, 1892</small>
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