Amblychia
Sign in to saveAmblychia is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae described by Achille Guenée in 1857.
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- Geometridae
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- Amblychia angeronaria
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Amblychia is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae described by Achille Guenée in 1857.
==Description== Palpi upturned, reaching vertex of head and fringed with long hair in front. Antenna of male usually bipectinated with long branches to three-fourths length. Hind tibia usually dilated and with a tuft of hair from base on inner side. Forewings of male with fovea. Apex somewhat acute and produced. Vein 3 from before angle of cell and veins 7 to 9 stalked from before upper angle. Vein 11 free. Hindwings with produced outer margin at vein 4. Vein 3 from before angle of cell.
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