Chlorodontopera
| Chlorodontopera | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Chlorodontopera Warren, 1893 |
Chlorodontopera is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae.
Description
Palpi oblique, second joint thickly scaled and reaching beyond the frons. Abdomen with dorsal tufts. Wings with outer margin crenulate. Forewings with veins 7, 8, 9, 10 stalked. Vein 11 anastomosing with vein 12, and then with vein 10. Hindwings with produced margin to points at vein 4 and usually at vein 6.[1]
Species
- Chlorodontopera chalybeata (Moore, 1872)
References
- ↑ 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.
- Chlorodontoptera at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
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