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Stegania

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Stegania
Stegania trimaculata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Abraxini
Genus: Stegania
Guenée, 1845[1]
Synonyms
  • Calomicta Gumppenberg, 1887
  • Eustegania Gumppenberg, 1887
  • Terpnomicta Lederer, 1853

Stegania is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. It was erected by Achille Guenée in 1845.

Description

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The palpi are minute, slender, porrect (extending forward) and hairy. The hind tibia is slightly dilated. Forewings with stalked veins 7, 8 and 9, from upper angle. Vein 10 absent.[2]

Species

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References

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  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Stegania Guenee 1845". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  2. ^ 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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