Erastria

Erastria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Ennominae
Genus: Erastria
Hübner, 1813
Synonyms
  • Catopyrrha Hübner, 1823
  • Euchlidon Hübner, 1823
  • Petrodava Walker, 1863
  • Syrrhodia Hübner, 1823
  • Trosthis Hübner, 1821

Erastria is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.

Description

Palpi upturned, reaching above vertex of head, where the second joint clothed with long hair below, and third joint prominent. Antennae minutely ciliated in male. Thorax roughly scaled but tuftless. Abdomen with strong dorsal tufts, and shorter than the hind wings. Fore wings with long and narrow areole. Hind wings with veins 3 and 4 from cell. Legs naked. Larva with four pairs of abdominal prolegs.[1]

Species

References

  1. Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-ii". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
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