Problepsis
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| Problepsis achlyobathra | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Subfamily: | Sterrhinae |
| Tribe: | Scopulini |
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Problepsis Lederer, 1853 |
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Problepsis is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.
Palpi thick scaled and reaching just beyond the frons. Hind leg of male small, tibia dilated with a fold containing a tuft of long hair, where the first joint of tarsus dilated and large. Fore wings with vein 3 from, or from before angle of cell. Vein 5 from somewhat above middle of discocellulars. Veins 7,8,9,10 stalked from before upper angle, and vein 11 anastomosing slightly with them to form the areole. Hind wings from, or from before, angle of cell. Vein 5 from somewhat above middle of discocellulars and vein 6 from before upper angle.
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