Isturgia

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Isturgia
Isturgia arenacearia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Macariini
Genus: Isturgia
Hübner, [1823]
Synonyms
  • Histurgia Agassiz, 1847
  • Enconista Lederer, 1853
  • Tephrina Guenée, [1845]
  • Bichroma Gumppenberg, 1887

Isturgia is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae described by Jacob Hübner in 1823.

Description

Palpi hairy and reaching beyond the frons. Hind tibia not dilated. Wings with evenly curved outer margin. Forewings of male usually with fovea. Vein 3 from angle of cell. Vein 7 to 9 stalked from upper angle and vein 10 absent. Vein 11 usually free. Hindwings with vein 3 from angle of cell. In the typical section of male has the branches of antennae very short.[1]

Species

References

  1. ^ Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Vol. Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.