Myrteta
| Myrteta | |
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| Myrteta_angelica - Male | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Tribe: | Caberini |
| Genus: | Myrteta Walker, 1861 |
Myrteta is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. It was first described by Francis Walker in 1861.
Description
Palpi slender and porrect (extending forward), not reaching beyond the frons. Forewings with vein 3 from just before angle of cell. Veins 7 to 9 stalked from just before upper angle. Vein 10 and 11 stalked and anastomosing (fusing) with vein 12. Hindwings with vein 8 from before angle of cell.[1]
Species
- Myrteta angelica Butler, 1881
- Myrteta argentaria Leech, 1897
- Myrteta interferenda Wehrli, 1939
- Myrteta leroyi (D. S. Fletcher, 1958)
- Myrteta parallelaria (Warren, 1902)
- Myrteta planaria Walker, 1861
- Myrteta punctata (Warren, 1894)
- Myrteta sinensaria Leech, 1897
- Myrteta tripunctaria Leech, 1897
References
- ^ Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Vol. Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Geometridae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
- Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Myrteta Walker 1861". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 28, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2018.