Biology:Gonanticlea

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Short description: Genus of moths

Gonanticlea
Gonanticlea ochreivittata.jpg
Gonanticlea ochreivittata
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Larentiinae
Genus: Gonanticlea
Swinhoe, 1892

Gonanticlea is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by Swinhoe in 1892.

Description

Palpi having second joint reaching well beyond the frontal tuft, where the third joint prominent. Antennae of male ciliated. Forewings with slightly dentate outer margin below apex and angled at vein 4. Hindwings with slightly angled outer margin at vein 4. Vein 5 from below middle of discocellulars, which are angled.[1]

Selected species

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5581345 entry