Zamarada
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| Genus: | Zamarada Moore, 1887
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Zamarada is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by Moore in 1887. The type species is Zamarada translucida. Over 250 species and 35 subspecies (including nominates) have been listed.[1]
Description
Palpi short, porrect (extending forward) and roughly scaled. Antennae bipectinate (comb like on both sides) to two-thirds length in both sexes, with longer branches in male than in female. Hind tibia not dilated. Forewings with vein 3 from angle of cell. Veins 7 to 9 stalked from upper angle and vein 10 absent. Vein 11 free. Hindwings with vein 3 from angle of cell.[2]
Selected species
- Zamarada aureomarginata
- Zamarada baliata (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
- Zamarada denticulata D. S. Fletcher, 1974
- Zamarada differens
- Zamarada eogenaria (Snellen, 1881)
- Zamarada eucharis
- Zamarada exigua
- Zamarada nesiotica D. S. Fletcher, 1974
- Zamarada scriptifasciata (Walker, 1862)
- Zamarada ucatoides Holloway
Notes
- ^ Parsons, Mark S.; et al. (1999), "The Catalogue", in Scoble, M. J. (ed.), Geometrid moths of the World: A Catalogue, Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing, ISBN 0-643-06304-8
- ^ Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Vol. Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
External links
- Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Zamarada Moore, 1887". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
- Holloway, The Moths of Borneo
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