An unusual aberration of the hindwing veins in Luxiaria amasa (Butler) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae) with a note on female external genitalia

Authors

  • Jagbir Singh Kirti Department of Zoology & Environmental Sciences, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002, Punjab, India
  • Abhinav Saxena Department of Zoology & Environmental Sciences, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002, Punjab, India
  • Navneet Singh Zoological Survey of India, Gangetic Plains Regional Centre, Sector-8, Bahadurpurhousing Colony, Patna 800026, Bihar, India

Keywords:

Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Ennominae, Luxiara amasa (Butler), unusual vein endings

Abstract

Aberration of the hindwing veins in Luxiaria amasa (Butler) of family Geometridae is presented along with the description of its external genitalia. The tips of hind wing veins are spatulate and this type modification is rather rare in Lepidoptera.

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Kirti, J. S., Saxena, A., & Singh, N. (2015). An unusual aberration of the hindwing veins in Luxiaria amasa (Butler) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae) with a note on female external genitalia. ENTOMON, 38(2), 115–118. Retrieved from http://entomon.in/index.php/Entomon/article/view/27

Issue

Vol. 38 No. 2 (2013)

Section

Articles