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Genus of moths

Nadagara
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Ennominae
Genus: Nadagara
Walker, 1861

Nadagara is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1861.

Description

Palpi with second joint hairy and reaching beyond the frontal tuft. Third joint porrect (extending forward). Antennae of male simple. Hind tibia not dilated. Forewings produced and acute at apex. Vein 3 from angle of cell and veins 7 to 9 stalked from before the angle. Vein 10 given off from vein 11. Hindwings with vein 3 from angle of cell. Cilia of both wings slightly crenulate (scalloped).

Species

Some species of this genus are:

References

  1. Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Vol. Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
Taxon identifiers
Nadagara


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