Fascellina

Fascellina
Fascellina chromataria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Fascellina
Species
  • Nysis Moore, 1867

Fascellina is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.

Description

Eyes hairy. Palpi stout and reaching vertex of head, where the first joint hairy and third joint minute. Antennae with cilia and bristles. Abdomen stout. Hind tibia not dilated. Fore wings with arched costa towards apex. Vein 3 from close to angle of cell and vein 5 from above middle of discocellulars. Vein 7 to 9 stalked from before upper angle. Veins 10 and 11 stalked and joined by bars to vein 12 and veins 8,9. Hind wings with vein 3 from close to angle of cell.[1]

Species

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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