Luxiaria is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1860.

Luxiaria
Luxiaria sp., Sri Lanka
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Ennominae
Genus: Luxiaria
Walker, 1860
Synonyms
  • Bithiodes Warren, 1894
  • Euippe Meyrick, 1886
  • Hypochariessa Turner, 1947
  • Idiotephra Warren, 1899

Description

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Palpi obliquely porrect (extending forward), where the second joint roughly scaled. Antennae minutely ciliated. Hind tibia of male dilated and with a longitudinal fold containing a ridge of silken hair. Forewings produced and somewhat acute at apex. Vein 3 from angle of cell and veins 7, 8 and 9 stalked, from upper angle. Vein 10 absent and vein 11 free.[1]

Selected species

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References

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  1. ^ Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Vol. Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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