Ectropis

Ectropis
Small engrailed (E. crepuscularia sensu stricto) Scale in centimeters
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Tribe:	Boarmiini
Genus:	Ectropis Hübner, [1825]
Type species
Geometra crepuscularia Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
Diversity
About 100 species
Synonyms
Boarmia Stephens, 1829 (non Treitschke, 1825: preoccupied) Coenobita Gistl, 1848 (non Latreille, 1829: preoccupied) Tephrosia Boisduval, 1840

Ectropis is a genus in the geometer moth family (Geometridae). They are mostly paleotropical, but also plentiful in Australia and extend into Asia. Only one species – or cryptic species complex – (the engrailed/small engrailed, E. bistortata/E. crepuscularia) is found in Europe. There are about 100 known species in this genus.^[1]