Corymica
Corymica is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae described by Francis Walker in 1860.
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| Tribe: | Hypochrosini |
| Genus: | Corymica Walker, 1860 |
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Description
Palpi reaching well beyond the frons and fringed with hair. Antennae of male ciliated. Hind tibia not dilated. Forewings of male with a very large fovea of hyaline membrane. The apex acute and somewhat rounded. The outer margin crenulate (scolloped) near the apex. Inner margin highly excised from middle to outer angle. Vein 3 from before angle of cell. Veins 7, 8 and 9 stalked and vein 10 absent. Vein 11 anastomosing (fusing) with vein 12 and[1] connected with vein 8 and 9. Hindwings with costa excised beyond middle. Vein 3 from before angle of cell.
Species
- Corymica arnearia Walker, 1860
- Corymica deducta (Walker, 1866)
- Corymica latimarginata Swinhoe, 1902
- Corymica pardalota Prout, 1931
- Corymica pryeri (Butler, 1878)
- Corymica specularia (Moore, [1868])
- Corymica vesicularia (Walker, 1866)
References
- Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- Savela, Markku. "Corymica Walker, 1860". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Geometridae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
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