Biology:Anydrelia distorta

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Short description: Species of moth

Anydrelia distorta
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Anydrelia
Species:
A. distorta
Binomial name
Anydrelia distorta
(Hampson, 1895)
Synonyms
  • Hydrelia distorta Hampson, 1895

Anydrelia distorta is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by George Hampson in 1895.[1] It is found in India , Nepal and China .[2][3]

The wingspan is about 26 mm. Adults are rufous, irrorated with fuscous. The forewings with traces of an antemedial line and a speck at the end of the cell. There is a nearly straight oblique postmedial line, with traces of a chestnut line beyond it and a dark patch between veins 3 and 4. There are also a submarginal and marginal series of black specks. The hindwings have an indistinct medial line and a submarginal and marginal series of black specks.[4]

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Anydrelia distorta (Hampson 1895)". Taxapad. http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=82865846. 
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Anydrelia distorta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=217537. 
  3. Xue, Dayong & Scoble, Malcolm J. (June 27, 2002). "A review of the genera associated with the tribe Asthenini (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Larentiinae)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Entomology Series. 71 (1): 77–133. via Internet Archive.
  4. Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis. pp. 414. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/180173#page/444/mode/1up. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15640049 entry