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Showing posts with label WAVE MOTH (Genus Problepsis). Show all posts
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Tuesday, 24 April 2018

21-4-2018 OKAVANGO DELTA, BOTSWANA - WAVE MOTH (Genus Problepsis)


Problepsis is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae.


Palpi thick scaled and reaching just beyond the frons. Hindleg of male small, tibia dilated with a fold containing a tuft of long hair, where the first joint of tarsus dilated and large. Forewings with vein 3 from, or from before angle of cell. Vein 5 from somewhat above middle of discocellulars. Veins 7, 8, 9 and 10 stalked from before upper angle, and vein 11 anastomosing (fusing) slightly with them to form the areole. Hindwings from, or from before, angle of cell. Vein 5 from somewhat above middle of discocellulars and vein 6 from before upper angle.