Medasina
| Medasina | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Medasina |
Medasina is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae. Species are distributed throughout India, Sri Lanka and Myanmar.
Description
Palpi upturned and fringed with hair. Antennae of male bipectinated to three-fourths length. Abdomen of male clothed with long hair below. Wings with crenulated margin. Fore wings with vein 3 from before angle of cell and veins 7 to 9 stalked from before upper angle. Vein 10 from cell, sometimes connected with veins 8 and 9. Vein 11 given off from vein 12, which rarely anastomosing with vein 10. Hind wings with vein 3 from near angle of cell.[1]
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.
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