Corymica

Corymica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Subfamily:	Ennominae
Tribe:
Genus:	Corymica; Walker, 1860
Synonyms
	Caprilia Walker, 1866; Thiopsyche Butler, 1878;

Corymica is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae described by Francis Walker in 1860.

Description[]

Palpi reaching well beyond the frons and fringed with hair. Antennae of male ciliated. Hind tibia not dilated. Forewings of male with a very large fovea of hyaline membrane. The apex acute and somewhat rounded. The outer margin crenulate (scolloped) near the apex. Inner margin highly excised from middle to outer angle. Vein 3 from before angle of cell. Veins 7, 8 and 9 stalked and vein 10 absent. Vein 11 anastomosing (fusing) with vein 12 and^[1] connected with vein 8 and 9. Hindwings with costa excised beyond middle. Vein 3 from before angle of cell.

Species[]

Corymica arnearia Walker, 1860
(Walker, 1866)
Swinhoe, 1902
Prout, 1931
Corymica pryeri (Butler, 1878)
Corymica specularia (Moore, [1868])
(Walker, 1866)

References[]

^ Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Vol. Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

Savela, Markku. "Corymica Walker, 1860". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Geometridae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.

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[1] Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Vol. Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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