Kingdom Animalia Subfamily Geometrinae Scientific name Thalassodes Higher classification Geometer moth Order Butterflies and moths | Family Geometridae Tribe Hemitheini Phylum Arthropoda Rank Genus | |
Similar Geometer moth, Thalassodes quadraria, Butterflies and moths, Insect, Maxates |
Description
Palpi with second joint clothed with hair and reaching the apex of the short frontal tuft. Third joint naked and porrect. Antennae of male usually bipectinated to two-thirds length. Hind tibia usually dilated with a fold containing a tuft of long hair. Fore wings with veins 6,7,8,9,10 stalked or vein 6 from cell. Hind wings with angled or produced outer margin to a point at vein 4.
Species
References
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