Myrteta

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

Myrteta
Myrteta_angelica - Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Caberini
Genus: Myrteta
Walker, 1861

Description

Palpi slender and porrect (extending forward), not reaching beyond the frons. Forewings with vein 3 from just before angle of cell. Veins 7 to 9 stalked from just before upper angle. Vein 10 and 11 stalked and anastomosing (fusing) with vein 12. Hindwings with vein 8 from before angle of cell.[1]

Species

  • Myrteta angelica Butler, 1881
  • Myrteta argentaria Leech, 1897
  • Myrteta interferenda Wehrli, 1939
  • Myrteta leroyi (D. S. Fletcher, 1958)
  • Myrteta parallelaria (Warren, 1902)
  • Myrteta planaria Walker, 1861
  • Myrteta punctata (Warren, 1894)
  • Myrteta sinensaria Leech, 1897
  • Myrteta tripunctaria Leech, 1897
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References

  1. 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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