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Macaria (moth)

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Macaria
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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.[1] It is sometimes placed as a synonym of Semiothisa. Species are cosmopolitan.

Description

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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.[2]

Species

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Species include:

References

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  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.