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Derambila

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Derambila
Derambila sp.
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Desmobathrinae
Genus: Derambila
Walker, [1863]
Synonyms
  • Chionopteryx Snellen, 1873
  • Corium Prout, 1910
  • Holostixa Swinhoe, 1902[1]
  • Rambara Moore, 1887

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

Description

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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.[2]

Species

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References

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  1. ^ Holloway, J. D. (1996). The Moths of Borneo 9: Geometridae: Oenochrominae, Desmobathrinae, Geometrinae. Kuala Lumpur: Southdene. ISBN 9789839991536.
  2. ^ Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Vol. Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.