Anydrelia distorta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Anydrelia |
Species: | A. distorta |
Binomial name | |
Anydrelia distorta (Hampson, 1895) | |
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Anydrelia distorta is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by George Hampson in 1895. It is found in India, Nepal and China.
The wingspan is about 26 mm. Adults are rufous, irrorated with fuscous. The forewings with traces of an antemedial line and a speck at the end of the cell. There is a nearly straight oblique postmedial line, with traces of a chestnut line beyond it and a dark patch between veins 3 and 4. There are also a submarginal and marginal series of black specks. The hindwings have an indistinct medial line and a submarginal and marginal series of black specks.
References
- Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Anydrelia distorta (Hampson 1895)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 27, 2016.
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Anydrelia distorta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
- Xue, Dayong & Scoble, Malcolm J. (June 27, 2002). "A review of the genera associated with the tribe Asthenini (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Larentiinae)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Entomology Series. 71 (1): 77–133. via Internet Archive.
- Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis. p. 414 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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Anydrelia distorta |
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