Erastria is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae, found primarily in tropical and subtropical climates in Africa and Asia.[1] The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1813.
Palpi upturned, reaching above vertex of head, where the second joint clothed with long hair below, and third joint prominent. Antennae minutely ciliated in male. Thorax roughly scaled but tuftless. Abdomen with strong dorsal tufts, and shorter than the hindwings. Forewings with long and narrow areole. Hindwings with veins 3 and 4 from cell. Legs naked. Larva with four pairs of abdominal prolegs.[2]
^Eric Tentarelli (2012). A Guide to Insects. Blackwell. p. 569.
^Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
Gunathilagaraj Kandasamy (2016). Checklist of Indian Geometridae with FBI number.docx. - Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
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Savela, Markku. "Erastria Hübner, 1813". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
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erastria, genus, moths, family, geometridae, found, primarily, tropical, subtropical, climates, africa, asia, genus, erected, jacob, hübner, 1813, scientific, classification, kingdom, animalia, phylum, arthropoda, class, insecta, order, lepidoptera, family, ge. Erastria is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae found primarily in tropical and subtropical climates in Africa and Asia 1 The genus was erected by Jacob Hubner in 1813 Erastria Scientific classification Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Order Lepidoptera Family Geometridae Subfamily Ennominae Genus ErastriaHubner 1813 Synonyms Catopyrrha Hubner 1823 Euchlidon Hubner 1823 Petrodava Walker 1863 Syrrhodia Hubner 1823 Trosthis Hubner 1821Description editPalpi upturned reaching above vertex of head where the second joint clothed with long hair below and third joint prominent Antennae minutely ciliated in male Thorax roughly scaled but tuftless Abdomen with strong dorsal tufts and shorter than the hindwings Forewings with long and narrow areole Hindwings with veins 3 and 4 from cell Legs naked Larva with four pairs of abdominal prolegs 2 Selected species editErastria accessaria Hubner 1825 Erastria aesymnusaria Walker 1860 Erastria albicatena Warren 1895 from South Africa Erastria albosignata Walker 1863 from subtropical Africa Erastria atrisignata Warren 1914 Erastria campylogramma Prout 1926 Erastria canente Cramer 1779 from India Erastria coloraria Fabricius 1798 Erastria combinataria Walker Erastria cruentaria Hubner 1796 99 Erastria curvilinea Warren 1901 Erastria decrepitaria Hubner 1823 Erastria dissimilaria Hubner 1806 Erastria esperanza Barnes amp McDonough 1916 Erastria fletcheri Viette 1970 Erastria gibbosa Warren 1903 Erastria intensa Warren 1903 Erastria khasiana Swinhoe 1899 from India Erastria leucicolor Butler 1875 from subtropical Africa Erastria lucicolor Swinhoe 1904 from subtropical Africa Erastria lysima Prout 1926 Erastria madecassaria Boisduval 1833 from subtropical Africa Erastria marginata Swinhoe 1904 from Ethiopia Erastria nodieri Oberthur 1912 from Senegal Erastria phoenix Swinhoe 1898 from India Erastria swinhoei Butler 1880 from India Erastria viridirufaria Neumoegen 1881 References edit Eric Tentarelli 2012 A Guide to Insects Blackwell p 569 Hampson G F 1894 The Fauna of British India Including Ceylon and Burma Moths Volume II Taylor and Francis via Biodiversity Heritage Library Gunathilagaraj Kandasamy 2016 Checklist of Indian Geometridae with FBI number docx Tamil Nadu Agricultural University De Prins J amp De Prins W 2018 Erastria Hubner 1813 Afromoths Retrieved January 14 2019 Pitkin Brian amp Jenkins Paul Search results Family Geometridae Butterflies and Moths of the World Natural History Museum London Savela Markku Erastria Hubner 1813 Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms Retrieved January 14 2019 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Erastria This Caberini article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Erastria amp oldid 1002463823, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
