Thinopteryx Explained

Thinopteryx is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1883.^[1]

Description

Antennae of male fasciculate (bundled) with slightly longer palpi. Forewings with more produced apex. Vein 3 from before angle of cell and veins 7 to 9 from before upper angle. Vein 10 present and given off from vein 11 after anastomosing (fusing) with vein 12. Hindwings with angled outer margin below apex, and tailed at vein 4. Vein 3 from before angle of cell.^[2]

Species

• Thinopteryx crocoptera (Kollar, [1844]) India - China, Korea, Japan, Sundaland
• Thinopteryx praetoraria (Felder, 1875) Sulawesi, Philippines
• Thinopteryx nebulosa Butler, 1883 India, Sumatra, Java, Borneo
• Thinopteryx citrina Warren, 1894 Sikkim in northern India

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. Web site: Savela . Markku . Thinopteryx Butler, 1883 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . April 12, 2019. Note: This source appears to misspell the name Thinopteryx crocoptera.
2. 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.