Thalera
| Thalera | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Subfamily: | Geometrinae |
| Tribe: | Hemitheini |
| Genus: | Thalera Hübner, [1823] |
Thalera is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1823.[1]
Description
Palpi minute and hardly reaching beyond the frons. Antennae of male bipectinate (comb like on both sides) usually to apex. Forewings with vein 3 from near angle of cell. Veins 7, 8, 9 and 10 stalked and vein 11 anastomosing (fusing) with vein 12 and then with vein 10. Hindwings with frenulum absent. The outer margin angled at vein 4. Veins 6 and 7 absent.[2]
Species
- Thalera fimbrialis Scopoli, 1763 - Sussex emerald
- Thalera chlorosaria Graeser, 1890
- Thalera lacerataria Graeser, 1888
- Thalera suavis (Swinhoe, 1902)
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Thalera Hübner, [1823]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
- ↑ Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. 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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