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Hemithea

Hemithea is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1829. In 1999 there were about 31 species in the genus.

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Hemithea
Hemithea aestivaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Geometrinae
Tribe: Hemitheini
Genus: Hemithea
Duponchel, 1829
Synonyms
  • Chlorochroma Duponchel, 1845
  • Geometrina Motschulsky, [1861]
  • Lophocrita Warren, 1894
  • Mixolophia Warren, 1894

Hemithea is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1829. In 1999 there were about 31 species in the genus.1

Description

Palpi reaching just beyond the frons in male, long in female. Antennae of male usually ciliated. Hind tibia of male dilated with a fold containing a tuft of long hair. Abdomen with dorsal tufts on three segments. Forewings with vein 3 from angle of cell. Veins 7, 8, 9 and 10 stalked and vein 11 free. Hindwings with angled outer margin at vein 4. Veins 3, 4 and 6, 7 stalked.2

Species

  • Hemithea aestivaria (Hübner, 1789) – common emerald
  • Hemithea antigrapha Prout, 1917
  • Hemithea aquamarina Hampson, 1895
  • Hemithea insularia Guenée, 1857
  • Hemithea krakenaria Holloway, 1996
  • Hemithea marina (Butler, 1878)
  • Hemithea melalopha Prout, 1931
  • Hemithea neptunaria Holloway, 1996
  • Hemithea nigriparmata Prout, 1935
  • Hemithea notospila Prout, 1917
  • Hemithea obscurata (Warren, 1896)
  • Hemithea ochrolauta (Warren, 1894)
  • Hemithea pellucidula (Turner, 1906)
  • Hemithea poseidonaria Holloway, 1996
  • Hemithea sequestrata (Prout 1917)
  • Hemithea subaurata Warren, 1899
  • Hemithea subflavida Warren, 1896
  • Hemithea tritonaria (Walker, 1863)
  • Hemithea undifera (Walker, 1861)
  • Hemithea viridescentaria (Motschulsky, [1861])
  • Hemithea wuka (Pagenstecher, 1886)
References

References

  1. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Hemithea Duponchel, 1829". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  2. Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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