Hemithea
Hemithea aestivaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Hemitheini
Genus: Hemithea
Duponchel, 1829
Synonyms
  • Chlorochroma Duponchel, 1845
  • Geometrina Motschulsky, [1861]
  • Lophocrita Warren, 1894
  • Mixolophia Warren, 1894

Hemithea is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1829. In 1999 there were about 31 species in the genus.[1]

Description

Palpi reaching just beyond the frons in male, long in female. Antennae of male usually ciliated. Hind tibia of male dilated with a fold containing a tuft of long hair. Abdomen with dorsal tufts on three segments. Forewings with vein 3 from angle of cell. Veins 7, 8, 9 and 10 stalked and vein 11 free. Hindwings with angled outer margin at vein 4. Veins 3, 4 and 6, 7 stalked.[2]

Species

  • Hemithea aestivaria (Hübner, 1789) – common emerald
  • Hemithea antigrapha Prout, 1917
  • Hemithea aquamarina Hampson, 1895
  • Hemithea insularia Guenée, 1857
  • Hemithea krakenaria Holloway, 1996
  • Hemithea marina (Butler, 1878)
  • Hemithea melalopha Prout, 1931
  • Hemithea neptunaria Holloway, 1996
  • Hemithea nigriparmata Prout, 1935
  • Hemithea notospila Prout, 1917
  • Hemithea obscurata (Warren, 1896)
  • Hemithea ochrolauta (Warren, 1894)
  • Hemithea pellucidula (Turner, 1906)
  • Hemithea poseidonaria Holloway, 1996
  • Hemithea sequestrata (Prout 1917)
  • Hemithea subaurata Warren, 1899
  • Hemithea subflavida Warren, 1896
  • Hemithea tritonaria (Walker, 1863)
  • Hemithea undifera (Walker, 1861)
  • Hemithea viridescentaria (Motschulsky, [1861])
  • Hemithea wuka (Pagenstecher, 1886)

References

  1. ↑ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Hemithea Duponchel, 1829". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  2. ↑ Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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