Stegania Explained

Stegania is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. It was erected by Achille Guenée in 1845.

Description

The palpi are minute, slender, porrect (extending forward) and hairy. The hind tibia is slightly dilated. Forewings with stalked veins 7, 8 and 9, from upper angle. Vein 10 absent.^[1]

Species

• Stegania cararia (Hubner, 1790)
• Stegania dalmataria Guenée, 1857
• Stegania dilectaria (Hubner, 1790)
• Stegania frixa (Prout, 1937)
• Stegania mesonephele (Wiltshire, 1967)
• Stegania ochrearia Bang-Haas, 1910
• Stegania oranaria (Wehrli, 1930)
• Stegania postrecta (Wehrli, 1930)
• Stegania trimaculata (Villers, 1789)
• Stegania wiltshirei (Ebert, 1965)

External links

• 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.