Thalera
| Thalera | |
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| Thalera fimbrialis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Tribe: | Hemitheini |
| Genus: | Hübner, [1823] |
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Thalera is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1823.[2]
Description
Palpi minute and hardly reaching beyond the frons. Antennae of male bipectinate (comb like on both sides) usually to apex. Forewings with vein 3 from near angle of cell. Veins 7, 8, 9 and 10 stalked and vein 11 anastomosing (fusing) with vein 12 and then with vein 10. Hindwings with frenulum absent. The outer margin angled at vein 4. Veins 6 and 7 absent.[3]
Species
- Thalera aeruginata Warren, 1893
- Thalera chosensis Bryk, 1948
- Thalera chlorosaria Graeser, 1890
- Thalera fimbrialis Scopoli, 1763 - Sussex emerald
- Thalera lacerataria Graeser, 1888
- Thalera pistasciaria (Guenée, 1857)
- Thalera prouti Thierry-Mieg, 1913
- Thalera rubrifimbria Inoue, 1990
- Thalera suavis (Swinhoe, 1902)
References
- ^ Ban, Xiaoshuang; Jiang, Nan; Cheng, Rui; Xue, Dayong; Han, Hongxiang (2018-05-15). "Tribal classification and phylogeny of Geometrinae (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) inferred from seven gene regions". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 184 (3): 653–672. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zly013. ISSN 0024-4082.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Thalera Hübner, [1823]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
- ^ Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Vol. Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Geometridae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.