Thalera

Thalera is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1823.[1]

Thalera
Thalera fimbrialis.
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Thalera

Hübner, [1823]

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.[2]

Species

  • Thalera fimbrialis Scopoli, 1763 - Sussex emerald
  • Thalera chlorosaria Graeser, 1890
  • Thalera lacerataria Graeser, 1888
  • Thalera suavis (Swinhoe, 1902)

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Thalera Hübner, [1823]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  2. 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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