Hyposidra
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| Genus: | Hyposidra Guenée, 1857
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| Hyposidra janiaria Guenée, 1857 | |
Hyposidra is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by Achille Guenée in 1857.
Description
Palpi hairy and reaching beyond the frons. Antennae of male usually bipectinate (comb like on both sides) with long branches to three-fourths length. Hind tibia rarely dilated and fringed with hair. Forewings of male with fovea. The costa arched towards apex, which is much produced. Vein 3 from just before angle of cell. The discocellulars angled below vein 5. Veins 7 to 9 stalked, from before upper angle and curved. Veins 10 and 11 usually stalked. Female with costa evenly arched. The outer margin excised below apex. Vein 3 from angle of cell and vein 5 obsolescent. Vein 10 and 11 coincident. Hindwings with vein 3 from angle of cell.[1]
Species
Some species of this genus are:
- Hyposidra altiviolescens (Holloway, 1993) — Borneo
- Hyposidra apicifulva (Warren, 1907) — New Guinea
- Hyposidra apioleuca (Prout, 1916) — Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra & Borneo
- Hyposidra aquilaria (Walker, [1863]) — China to Borneo
- Hyposidra castaneorufa (Rothschild 1915) — New Guinea
- Hyposidra incomptaria (Walker, 1866) — Malaysia to Solomons
- Hyposidra infixaria (Walker, 1860) — Himalaya to Taiwan and Sundaland
- Hyposidra janiaria (Guenée, 1857) — Java to Australia
- Hyposidra leucomela (Walker, 1866) — Philippines
- Hyposidra nigricosta (Warren, 1896) — Indonesia/Moluccas
- Hyposidra picaria (Walker, 1866) — Sundaland
- Hyposidra plagosa (Rothschild, 1915) — New Guinea
- Hyposidra rufosarcuata (Holloway, 1993) — Sumatra & Borneo
- Hyposidra talaca (Walker, 1860) — India to Solomons
- Hyposidra violescens (Hampson, 1895) — Himalaya to Borneo
Former species
- Hyposidra muscula Bastelberger, 1911
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.
- Holloway. The Moths of Borneo - Part XI.
- Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (6 January 2014). "Hyposidra talaca (Walker, 1860)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- Savela, Markku. "Hyposidra Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1857". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
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