Nemoria
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Nemoria

Hübner, 1818
Species

133 species

Synonyms
  • Leptographa Hübner, [1823]
  • Racheospila Guenée, 1857
  • Aplodes Guenée, 1857
  • Hipparchiscus Walsh, 1864
  • Eunemoria Packard, 1873
  • Anaplodes Packard, 1876
  • Annemoria Packard, 1876
  • Blechroma Möschler, 1882
  • Miantonota Warren, 1895
  • Dryadopsis Warren, 1897
  • Miantonota Warren, 1901

Nemoria is a genus of emerald moths in the family Geometridae. It was named by Jacob Hübner in 1818.[1]

Description

Palpi porrect (extending forward). Forewings with veins 7, 8, 9 and 10 stalked and veins 6 and 11 often being stalked with them. Vein 11 anastomosing (fusing) with vein 12, and then with vein 10. Hindwings with rounded outer margin. Veins 3, 4 and 6, 7 stalked. Frenulum present.[2]

Species

Species include:

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Nemoria Hübner, 1818". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  2. Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  • Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Nemoria Hübner, 1818". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved August 1, 2018.


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