Hyperythra

Hyperythra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Hyperythra; Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1857
Synonyms
	Tycoonia Warren, 1894; Pseuderythra Swinhoe, 1894; Callipona Turner, 1904;

Hyperythra is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. It was erected by Achille Guenée in 1857.

Description

Palpi hairy and reaching well beyond the frons. A sharp frontal tuft. Antennae of male bipectinate (comb like on both sides) to two-thirds length. Fore tibia with large process. Forewings of male typically with a slight fovea below base of median nervure. The apex somewhat acute. Vein 3 from angle of cell and veins 7 to 10 stalked, from near upper angle. Vein 11 free. Hindwings with outer margin crenulate (scalloped) and vein 3 from angle of cell. In some American species, males have a large membraneous vesicle at base of hindwing below, and no fovea to forewings.^[1]

Species

Hyperythra lutea (Stoll, [1781])
Hyperythra obliqua (Warren, 1894)
Hyperythra phoenix Swinhoe, 1891
Hyperythra rubricata Warren, 1898
Hyperythra suspectaria (Walker, 1866)
Hyperythra swinhoei Butler, 1880

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.

Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Geometridae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
Savela, Markku. "Hyperythra Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1857". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 31, 2018.

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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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