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Nemoria

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Nemoria
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Geometrinae
Tribe: Nemoriini
Genus: Nemoria
Hübner, 1818
Species

133 species

Synonyms
  • Leptographa Hübner, [1823]
  • Racheospila Guenée, 1857
  • Aplodes Guenée, 1857
  • Hipparchiscus Walsh, 1864
  • Eunemoria Packard, 1873
  • Anaplodes Packard, 1876
  • Annemoria Packard, 1876
  • Blechroma Möschler, 1882
  • Miantonota Warren, 1895
  • Dryadopsis Warren, 1897
  • Miantonota Warren, 1901

Nemoria is a genus of emerald moths in the family Geometridae. It was named by Jacob Hübner in 1818.[1]

Description

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Palpi porrect (extending forward). Forewings with veins 7, 8, 9 and 10 stalked and veins 6 and 11 often being stalked with them. Vein 11 anastomosing (fusing) with vein 12, and then with vein 10. Hindwings with rounded outer margin. Veins 3, 4 and 6, 7 stalked. Frenulum present.[2]

Species

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Species include:

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Nemoria Hübner, 1818". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  2. ^ Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  • Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Nemoria Hübner, 1818". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved August 1, 2018.