Alex (moth)
| Alex | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Subfamily: | Desmobathrinae |
| Genus: | Alex Walker, [1863] |
| Synonyms | |
Alex is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae.
Description
Palpi porrect, where the second joint reaching beyond the sharp frontal tuft and clothed with hair. Third joint long and naked. Forewings somewhat produced and acute at apex. Vein 3 from near angle of cell and vein 5 from middle of discocellulars. Veins 7, 8, 9 stalked and veins 10, 11 stalked and anastomosing with vein 12. Hindwings with vein 3 from near angle of cell and vein 5 from above middle of discocellulars.[1]
Species
- Alex aemula (Warren, 1894)
- Alex continuaria (Walker, 1866)
- Alex palparia (Walker, 1861)
References
- ↑ Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna of British India Including Ceylon and Burma Moths Vol-iii". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- Alex at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
External links
- Alex at Butterflies and Moths of the World, Natural History Museum
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