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Macaria (moth)

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Genus of moths This article is about the genus of moths. For other uses of the name, see Macaria (disambiguation).

Macaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Macariini
Genus: Macaria
Curtis, 1826
Macaria

Macaria is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by John Curtis in 1826. It is sometimes placed as a synonym of Semiothisa. Species are cosmopolitan.

Description

Palpi hairy, obliquely porrect (extending forward), and reaching beyond the short frontal tuft. Antennae of male ciliated, rarely serrate (shaped like a saw tooth). Forewings of male with a fovea. Vein 3 from angle of cell. veins 7, 8 and 9 stalked from upper angle, vein 10 absent and vein 11 free. Hindwings with the strongly angled outer margin at vein 4 and slightly at vein 6. Vein 3 from angle of cell.

Species

Species include:

References

  1. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Macaria Curtis, 1826". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  2. Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
Taxon identifiers
Macaria


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