Hyposidra | |
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Hyposidra picaria | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Tribe: | Boarmiini |
Genus: | Hyposidra Guenée, 1857 |
Type species | |
Hyposidra janiaria Guenée, 1857 |
Hyposidra is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by Achille Guenée in 1857.
Palpi hairy and reaching beyond the frons. Antennae of male usually bipectinate (comb like on both sides) with long branches to three-fourths length. Hind tibia rarely dilated and fringed with hair. Forewings of male with fovea. The costa arched towards apex, which is much produced. Vein 3 from just before angle of cell. The discocellulars angled below vein 5. Veins 7 to 9 stalked, from before upper angle and curved. Veins 10 and 11 usually stalked. Female with costa evenly arched. The outer margin excised below apex. Vein 3 from angle of cell and vein 5 obsolescent. Vein 10 and 11 coincident. Hindwings with vein 3 from angle of cell. [1]
Some species of this genus are:
Ophthalmitis is a genus of geometer moths in the Boarmiini tribe.
Homodes is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.
Hydrillodes is a genus of litter moths of the family Erebidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1854. Its validity is somewhat disputed.
Stictoptera is a genus of moths of the family Euteliidae erected by Achille Guenée in 1852.
Aporandria is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by Warren in 1894. Its single species, Aporandria specularia, was first described by Achille Guenée in 1857. It is found in Sri Lanka, India, Vietnam, Thailand, the Andamans, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, the Philippines and Sulawesi.
Comostola is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Edward Meyrick in 1888. They are found primarily in Asia and Australia.
Corymica is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae described by Francis Walker in 1860.
Derambila is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1863.
Fascellina is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae described by Francis Walker in 1860.
Hyperythra is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. It was erected by Achille Guenée in 1857.
Hypochrosis is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. It was erected by Achille Guenée in 1857.
Ornithospila is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae described by Warren in 1894.
Ozola is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1861.
Pomasia is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae.
Sauris is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Achille Guenée in 1857.
Thalassodes is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by Achille Guenée in 1857.
Zeheba is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae described by Frederic Moore in 1887.
Hyposidra talaca, the black looper or black inch worm, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1860. It is found from India to Indochina, Sundaland, Sulawesi, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, the Solomon Islands, Thailand, Taiwan, New Guinea and Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland. It is a major defoliating pest in tea plantations.
Urapteroides is a genus of moths in the family Uraniidae.
Acropteris is a genus of moths of subfamily Microniinae of family Uraniidae. The genus was erected by Carl Geyer in 1832. The species of this genus are found in tropical Asia, Africa and Australia.