Alex (moth)

Last updated

Alex
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Family:
Subfamily:
Genus:
Alex

Walker, [1863]
Synonyms

Alex is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae.

Contents

Description

Palpi porrect (extending forward), where the second joint reaching beyond the sharp frontal tuft and clothed with hair. Third joint long and naked. Forewings somewhat produced and acute at apex. Vein 3 from near angle of cell and vein 5 from middle of discocellulars. Veins 7, 8 and 9 stalked and veins 10 and 11 stalked and anastomosing (fusing) with vein 12. Hindwings with vein 3 from near angle of cell and vein 5 from above middle of discocellulars. [1]

Species

Related Research Articles

<i>Chamaita</i> genus of insects

Chamaita is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1862. Species are distributed throughout India, Sri Lanka, and Borneo.

<i>Nudaria</i> genus of insects

Nudaria is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae erected by Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1809.

<i>Arrade</i> genus of insects

Arrade is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae described by Francis Walker in 1863.

Schistophleps is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae first described by George Hampson in 1891.

Surattha is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. The genus was synonymized with Prionapteryx by Stanisław Błeszyński in 1967. Its status was later revised by Graziano Bassi and Wolfram Mey in 2011.

Chusaris is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. It was described by Walker in 1859.

Niaccaba is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1866. Its single species, Niaccaba sumptualis, described by the same author one year earlier, is found in Sri Lanka, the Ryukyu Islands and Borneo.

Olulis is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1863.

Derambila is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1863.

<i>Fascellina</i> genus of insects

Fascellina is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae described by Walker in 1860.

<i>Gymnoscelis</i> genus of insects

Gymnoscelis, the pugs, is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae described by Paul Mabille in 1868.

Platycerota is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae.

<i>Polynesia</i> (moth) genus of insects

Polynesia is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. Species are found throughout India, Sri Lanka and Andaman Islands.

Pomasia is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae.

<i>Sauris</i> (moth) genus of insects

Sauris is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Achille Guenée in 1857.

<i>Timandra</i> (moth) genus of insects

Timandra is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1829.

Trygodes is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae.

<i>Phazaca</i> genus of insects

Phazaca is a genus of moths in the family Uraniidae first described by Walker in 1863.

<i>Epiplema</i> genus of insects

Epiplema is a genus of moths in the family Uraniidae described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1855. A number of species have been reassigned to Europlema.

Chamaita nympha is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Sri Lanka.

References

  1. Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis via Biodiversity Heritage Library.