Spilopera

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Spilopera
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Spilopera debilis observed in South Korea in 2020
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Spilopera

Warren, 1893 [1]

Spilopera is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae.

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Description

Palpi porrect (extending forward), hairy and reaching beyond the frons. Antennae of male nearly simple. Forewings with outer margin usually angled at vein 4. Vein 3 from near angle of cell and veins 7 to 9 stalked, from near upper angle. Vein 10 present. Hindwings with outer margin angled at vein 4 and vein 3 from near angle of cell. [2] According to the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, specimens of the genus have mostly been observed in Japan, Taiwan, China, Korea, and the Indochinese Peninsula. [3] And also spilopera is a genus of Lepidoptera in the family geometrid moths.

Species

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References

  1. ↑ Warren, 1893. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. Page 403.
  2. ↑ Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Vol. Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. ↑ "Spilopera Warren, 1893". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-05-06.


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