Erateina is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Edward Doubleday in 1848.
Species This genus contains 85 described species, including:
Erateina amazonia Erateina artabates Erateina attali Erateina garrulata Erateina julia Erateina kuczynskii Erateina leptograta Erateina meduthina Erateina puellaastuta Erateina radiata Erateina rogersi Erateina siliquata Erateina staudingeri Erateina subjunctaria Erateina undulata Erateina zoraida
Description Species of this genus have a more or less elongated, caudate hindwings and a peculiar wing shape, characterized by the anal lobe of the males. They lack of a frenulum (in both sexes).
Habitat These day-flying moths are typically montane and can be found in Neotropical cloud forests.
References
; & (2013). "A new Andean element in the lepidopterous fauna of the Guiana Shield: the day-flying genus Erateina Doubleday, with the description of two new species from Roraima, Tramen and Auyán Tepui (Geometridae: Larentiinae)". Genus. 24 (3-4): 291–301. (2011). "A morphological review of tribes in Larentiinae (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)". Zootaxa. 3136: 1–44.