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Organopoda
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Organopoda

Hampson, 1893

Organopoda is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.

Description

Antennae of male being serrate and fasciculate. Fore wings with vein 10 given off from veins 7,8,9 anastomosing with vein 11, and then again with veins 8,9 to form a double areole. Hind tibia of male much aborted and modified as a sensory organ. A large tuft of long hair from base of tibia, the distal portion of which is much modified in shape and has only the terminal spur pairs. The inner spur taking the form of a hollow vesicle pigmented black inside, with an aperture near its base. The first two joints of tarsi bent, and produced outwards into a thin curved corneous wing, forming a shield overlying and protecting the modified spur, the terminal joint of tarsus and ungues very minute.[1]

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References

  1. ^ Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-iii". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.