Aporandria
Sign in to saveAporandria is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by Warren in 1894. Its single species, Aporandria specularia, was first described by Achille Guenée in 1857. It is found in Sri Lanka, India, Vietnam, Thailand, the Andamans, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, the Philippines and Sulawesi.
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Aporandria is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by Warren in 1894. Its single species, Aporandria specularia, was first described by Achille Guenée in 1857. It is found in Sri Lanka, India, Vietnam, Thailand, the Andamans, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, the Philippines and Sulawesi.
==Description== The genus was described as having the palpi obliquely porrect (extending forward), thickly scaled, and reaching beyond the sharp frontal tuft. Antennae bipectinated (comb like on both sides), with long branches to two-thirds length in both sexes. Hind tibia not dilated. Forewings with produced and acute apex. The outer margin oblique. Veins 3 and 4 from angle of cell or shortly stalked. Veins 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 stalked and vein 11 free. Hindwings with angled outer margin at vein 4 and veins 3, 4 and 6, 7 stalked.
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