Luxiaria

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Luxiaria
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Luxiaria sp., Sri Lanka
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Ennominae
Genus: Luxiaria
Walker, 1860
Synonyms
  • BithiodesWarren, 1894
  • EuippeMeyrick, 1886
  • HypochariessaTurner, 1947
  • IdiotephraWarren, 1899

Luxiaria is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1860.

Description

Palpi obliquely porrect (extending forward), where the second joint roughly scaled. Antennae minutely ciliated. Hind tibia of male dilated and with a longitudinal fold containing a ridge of silken hair. Forewings produced and somewhat acute at apex. Vein 3 from angle of cell and veins 7, 8 and 9 stalked, from upper angle. Vein 10 absent and vein 11 free. [1]

Selected species

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References

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