Trygodes
| Trygodes | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Subfamily: | Sterrhinae |
| Genus: | Trygodes |
Trygodes is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae.
Description
[edit]Palpi slender and reaching just beyond the frons. Antennae of male ciliated. Hindlegs much reduced, tibia dilated with a large tuft of long hair from base and without spurs. Abdomen with lateral tufts of hair towards extremity. Forewings with vein 3 from angle of cell and vein 5 from somewhat above middle of discocellulars. Veins 7, 8, 9 and 10 stalked, and vein 11 anastomosing (fusing) slightly with them to form the areole. Hindwings with vein 3 from angle of cell. Vein 5 from somewhat above middle of discocellulars.[1]
References
[edit]- ↑ Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Vol. Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Geometridae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
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