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Derambila

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Derambila
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Derambila

Walker, [1863]
Synonyms
  • Chionopteryx Snellen, 1873
  • Corium Prout, 1910
  • Rambara Moore, 1887

Derambila is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1863.

Description

Its palpi are porrect (extending forward) and hairy. Antennae long and slender, minutely serrate in male, which is ciliated in female. Legs very long and slender. Fore tibia short and hind tibia with fold and tuft, and without spurs in female. Forewings with vein 3 from long before angle of cell. Veins 7 to 9 stalked from before upper angle and vein 10 absent. Vein 11 becoming coincident with vein 12. Hindwings with vein 3 from before angle of cell. Vein 5 from middle of discocellulars and vein 6 and 7 stalked.[1]

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References

  1. ^ Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Vol. Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.