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Stegania

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Stegania
Stegania trimaculata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Abraxini
Genus: Stegania
Guenée, 1845[1]
Synonyms
  • Calomicta Gumppenberg, 1887
  • Eustegania Gumppenberg, 1887
  • Terpnomicta Lederer, 1853

Stegania is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. It was erected by Achille Guenée in 1845.

Description

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The palpi are minute, slender, porrect (extending forward) and hairy. The hind tibia is slightly dilated. Forewings with stalked veins 7, 8 and 9, from upper angle. Vein 10 absent.[2]

Species

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References

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  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Stegania Guenee 1845". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  2. Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Vol. Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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  • Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Geometridae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
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