Noreia (moth) explained

Noreia is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1861.

Description

Palpi upturned and reaching vertex of head. Antennae of male ciliated. Hind tibia with a slight ridge of scales on inner side. Forewings with vein 3 from before angle of cell and veins 7 to 10 stalked. Vein 11 anastomosing (fusing) with vein 12, then with vein 10, which again anastomosing with veins 8 and 9. Hindwings with vein 3 from just before angle of cell, vein 7 from just before upper angle.^[1]

Species

• Noreia ajaia (Walker, 1859)
• Noreia unilineata (Walker, 1866)
• Noreia achloraria (Warren, 1894)
• Noreia anacardium Holloway, 1996
• Noreia sinuilineata Holloway, 1996
• Noreia albifimbria Warren, 1897
• Noreia vinacea Warren, 1899^[2]

References

• Web site: Pitkin . Brian . Jenkins . Paul . amp . Search results Family: Geometridae . Butterflies and Moths of the World . Natural History Museum, London.

Notes and References

1. Book: Hampson, G. F. . George Hampson

   . George Hampson . 1895 . The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume III . Taylor and Francis . Biodiversity Heritage Library.

2. Web site: Savela . Markku . Noreia Walker, 1861 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . February 1, 2019.