Noreia (moth)

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Noreia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Family:
Geometridae
Subfamily:
Genus:
Noreia

Walker, 1861

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

Description[]

Palpi upturned and reaching vertex of head. Antennae of male ciliated. Hind tibia with a slight ridge of scales on inner side. Forewings with vein 3 from before angle of cell and veins 7 to 10 stalked. Vein 11 anastomosing (fusing) with vein 12, then with vein 10, which again anastomosing with veins 8 and 9. Hindwings with vein 3 from just before angle of cell, vein 7 from just before upper angle.[1]

Species[]

  • Noreia ajaia (Walker, 1859)
  • (Walker, 1866)
  • (Warren, 1894)
  • Holloway, 1996
  • Holloway, 1996
  • Warren, 1897
  • Warren, 1899[2]

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.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Noreia Walker, 1861". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 1, 2019.


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