Noreia (moth)

Noreia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Desmobathrinae
Genus: Noreia

Noreia is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.

Description

Palpi upturned and reaching vertex of head. Antennae of male ciliated. Hind tibia with a slight ridge of scales on inner side. Fore wings with vein 3 from before angle of cell and veins 7 to 10 stalked. Vein 11 anastomosing with vein 12, then with vein 10, which again anastomosing with veins 8 and 9. Hind wings with vein 3 from just before angle of cell, vein 7 from just before upper angle.[1]

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.


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