Biology:Scardamia

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Short description: Genus of moths

Scardamia
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Scardamia

Guenée, 1857
Synonyms
  • Lagnia Walker, 1860

Scardamia is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae.

Description

Palpi smoothly scaled and not reaching beyond the frons. Antennae of male bipectinated. Hind tibia not dilated. Forewings with vein 3 from before angle of cell. Veins 7 to 9 stalked from before upper angle and veins 10 and 11 stalked, anastomosing with vein 12. Hindwings with vein 3 from before angle of cell and vein 7 from before upper angle.[1]

Species

  • Scardamia aurantiacaria Bremer, 1864
  • Scardamia bractearia (Walker, 1860)
  • Scardamia chrysolina Meyrick, 1892 (Australia)
  • Scardamia iographa Prout, 1932 (Borneo, Malaysia)
  • Scardamia ithyzona Turner, 1919 (Australia)
  • Scardamia maculata Warren, 1897 ( Central & E.Africa, Madagascar)
  • Scardamia metallaria Guenée, 1858 (India, S.E.Asia, Australia)
  • Scardamia nubilicosta L. B. Prout, 1932 (Congo, Nigeria)
  • Scardamia obliquaria Leech, 1897
  • Scardamian seminigra Prout, 1925
  • Scardamia xylosmaria Sato, C.M. Fu & Kawakami, 2011 (Japan)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7430338 entry