Biology:Hyperythra
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Short description: Genus of moths
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| Genus: | Hyperythra Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1857
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Hyperythra is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. It was erected by Achille Guenée in 1857.
Description
Palpi hairy and reaching well beyond the frons. A sharp frontal tuft. Antennae of male bipectinate (comb like on both sides) to two-thirds length. Fore tibia with large process. Forewings of male typically with a slight fovea below base of median nervure. The apex somewhat acute. Vein 3 from angle of cell and veins 7 to 10 stalked, from near upper angle. Vein 11 free. Hindwings with outer margin crenulate (scalloped) and vein 3 from angle of cell. In some American species, males have a large membraneous vesicle at base of hindwing below, and no fovea to forewings.[1]
Species
- Hyperythra lutea (Stoll, [1781])
- Hyperythra obliqua (Warren, 1894)
- Hyperythra phoenix Swinhoe, 1891
- Hyperythra rubricata Warren, 1898
- Hyperythra suspectaria (Walker, 1866)
- Hyperythra swinhoei Butler, 1880
References
- ↑ Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/180173#page/3/mode/1up.
- Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Geometridae". Natural History Museum, London. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusList3.dsml?&FAMILY=Geometridae&sort=GENUS.
- Savela, Markku. "Hyperythra Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1857". http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/geometroidea/geometridae/ennominae/hyperythra/. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q10770327 entry
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