Hagnagora anicata

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Hagnagora anicata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Hagnagora
Species:
H. anicata
Binomial name
Hagnagora anicata
(Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Heterusia anicataFelder & Rogenhofer, 1875

Hagnagora anicata is a species of moth of the family Geometridae first described by Felder and Rogenhofer in 1875. It is a species complex with a range that extends from Mexico to Bolivia and east into western Venezuela paralleling the Andes. A population occurs on Jamaica. While traditionally considered a single species, DNA barcode and genitalic analyses indicate that five or more species are probably involved in the complex.

Male lectotype: 1a. dorsal view; 1b. ventral view; 1c. genital capsule and 1d. aedeagus (BMNH slide 22252) Hagnagora anicata.JPG
Male lectotype: 1a. dorsal view; 1b. ventral view; 1c. genital capsule and 1d. aedeagus (BMNH slide 22252)

Adults have a cream-white band, originating on the costa near the midpoint and running diagonally toward a point 13 above the tornus, rounding off and ending without touching the margin. Distal to this band is dark brown scaling to the wing apex. Proximal to the band is dark brown scaling which becomes brighter toward the wing base. At the terminus of the wing veins are small white crescents which are usually worn off in flown specimens. The hindwing is the brownish color of the forewing base and with larger marginal crescents at the vein termini. The underside is repeated with some slight variation. [1]

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References

  1. Sullivan, J. Bolling (2011). "Two new species of the Hagnagora anicata complex (Geometridae, Larentiinae) from Costa Rica". ZooKeys. pp. 17–29. doi:10.3897/zookeys.149.2345. CC-BY-icon-80x15.png  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.