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Amblychia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Geometridae

Tribe
  
Boarmiini

Rank
  
Genus

Class
  
Insecta

Subfamily
  
Ennominae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

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Similar
  
Butterflies and moths, Hypochrosis, Krananda, Hyposidra, Ophthalmitis

Amblychia is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae.

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Description

Palpi upturned, reaching vertex of head and fringed with long hair in front. Antenna of male usually bipectinated with long branches to three-fourths length. Hind tibia usually dilated and with a tuft of hair from base on inner side. Forewings of male with fovea. Apex somewhat acute and produced. Vein 3 from before angle of cell and veins 7 to 9 stalked from before upper angle. Vein 11 free. Hindwings with produced outer margin at vein 4. Vein 3 fro before angle of cell.

Species

  • Amblychia angeronaria Guenée, 1857
  • Amblychia cavimargo (Prout, 1925)
  • Amblychia hymenaria (Guenée, 1857)
  • Amblychia infoveata Prout, 1932
  • Amblychia lutulenta (West)
  • Amblychia moltrechti (Bastelberger, 1909)
  • Amblychia nimia (Prout, 1925)
  • Amblychia pardicelata (Walker, [1863])
  • Amblychia praeumbrata (Warren, 1893)
  • Amblychia sauteri (Prout, 1914)
  • Amblychia sommereri Holloway, 1993
  • Amblychia subrubida (Warren, 1896)
  • Amblychia torrida Moore

    • References

    Amblychia Wikipedia
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