Anydrelia distorta

Anydrelia distorta is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by George Hampson in 1895.[1] It is found in India, Nepal and China.[2][3]

Anydrelia distorta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Anydrelia
Species:
A. distorta
Binomial name
Anydrelia distorta
(Hampson, 1895)
Synonyms
  • Hydrelia distorta Hampson, 1895

The wingspan is about 26 mm. Adults are rufous, irrorated with fuscous. The forewings with traces of an antemedial line and a speck at the end of the cell. There is a nearly straight oblique postmedial line, with traces of a chestnut line beyond it and a dark patch between veins 3 and 4. There are also a submarginal and marginal series of black specks. The hindwings have an indistinct medial line and a submarginal and marginal series of black specks.[4]

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Anydrelia distorta (Hampson 1895)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 27, 2016.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Anydrelia distortaโ€‹". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  3. Xue, Dayong & Scoble, Malcolm J. (June 27, 2002). "A review of the genera associated with the tribe Asthenini (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Larentiinae)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Entomology Series. 71 (1): 77โ€“133. via Internet Archive.
  4. Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis. p. 414 โ€“ via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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