Thalera

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Thalera

Genus of moths

Thalera is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1823.[2]

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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.[3]

Species

  • Thalera aeruginata Warren, 1893
  • Thalera chosensis Bryk, 1948
  • Thalera chlorosaria Graeser, 1890
  • Thalera fimbrialis Scopoli, 1763 - Sussex emerald
  • Thalera lacerataria Graeser, 1888
  • Thalera pistasciaria (Guenée, 1857)
  • Thalera prouti Thierry-Mieg, 1913
  • Thalera rubrifimbria Inoue, 1990
  • Thalera suavis (Swinhoe, 1902)

References

  1. [1]
    Ban, Xiaoshuang; Jiang, Nan; Cheng, Rui; Xue, Dayong; Han, Hongxiang (2018-05-15). "Tribal classification and phylogeny of Geometrinae (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) inferred from seven gene regions". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 184 (3): 653–672. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zly013. ISSN 0024-4082.
  2. [2]
    Savela, Markku. "Thalera Hübner, [1823]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  3. [3]
    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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