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Hyposidra

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Geometridae

Tribe
  
Boarmiini

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

Class
  
Insecta

Subfamily
  
Ennominae

Scientific name
  
Hyposidra

Rank
  
Genus

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Hyposidra talaca, Butterflies and moths, Biston suppressaria, Hypochrosis, Mosquito bugs

hyposidra talaca walker 1860


Hyposidra is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.

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Description

Palpi hairy and reaching beyond the frons. Antennae of male usually bipectinated with long branches to three-fourths length. Hind tibia rarely dilated, and fringed with hair. Fore wings 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. Hind wings with vein 3 from angle of cell.

Species

Some species of this genus are:

  • Hyposidra altiviolescens (Holloway, 1993) — Borneo
  • Hyposidra apicifulva (Warren, 1907) — New Guinea
  • Hyposidra apioleuca (Prout, 1916) — Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra & Borneo
  • Hyposidra aquilaria (Walker, [1863]) — China to Borneo
  • Hyposidra castaneorufa (Rothschild 1915) — New Guinea
  • Hyposidra incomptaria (Walker, 1866) — Malaysia to Solomons
  • Hyposidra infixaria (Walker, 1860) — Himalaya to Taiwan and Sundaland
  • Hyposidra janiaria (Guenée, 1857) — Java to Australia
  • Hyposidra leucomela (Walker, 1866) — Philippines
  • Hyposidra nigricosta (Warren, 1896) — Indonesia/Moluccas
  • Hyposidra picaria (Walker, 1866) — Sundaland
  • Hyposidra plagosa (Rothschild, 1915) — New Guinea
  • Hyposidra rufosarcuata (Holloway, 1993) — Sumatra & Borneo
  • Hyposidra talaca (Walker, 1860) — India to Solomons
  • Hyposidra violescens (Hampson, 1895) — Himalaya to Borneo

    • Former species

  • Hyposidra muscula Bastelberger, 1911

    • References

    Hyposidra Wikipedia
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