title: Orthonama
text: # Orthonama
  
  Orthonama is a genus of the geometer moth family (Geometridae). It belongs to the tribe Xanthorhoini of the "carpet" subfamily (Larentiinae). Nycterosea is usually included here by modern authors, but may in fact be distinct enough to warrant recognition as an independent genus. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825.
  
  ## Selected species
  
  Species of Orthonama (sensu lato) include:
  
  * Orthonama centrostrigaria (Wollaston, 1858) (= O. interruptata, O. latirupta, O. luscinata, O. mediata, O. paranensis)
  * Orthonama dicymanta Prout, 1929
  * Orthonama discataria
  * Orthonama evansi (McDunnough, 1920)
  * Orthonama flavillacea
  * Orthonama obstipata (Fabricius, 1794) – gem
  * Orthonama plemyrata
  * Orthonama quadrisecta Herbulot, 1954
  * Orthonama vittata (Borkhausen, 1794) – oblique carpet
  
  ## Synonyms
  
  Junior synonyms of Orthonama are:
  
  * Nycterocea (lapsus)
  * Nycterosea Hulst, 1896 (but see above)
  * Nyctosia (lapsus; non Hampson, 1900: preoccupied)
  * Orthonoma (lapsus)
  * Percnoptilota Hulst, 1896
  * Plemyria Hübner, 1825a (non Hübner, 1825b: preoccupied)
  
  ## Footnotes
  
  * ↑ Pitkin & Jenkins (2004ab), FE (2009ab), and see references in Savela (2001)
  * ↑ FE (2009ab), and see references in Savela (2001)
  * ↑ Pitkin & Jenkins (2004ab), and see references in Savela (2001)
  