Corymica
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Corymica is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae described by Francis Walker in 1860.
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Geometridae
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- Corymica pryeri, male.JPG
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- Corymica
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- Category:Corymica
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- Corymica
- taxonomic type
- Corymica arnearia
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Corymica is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae described by Francis Walker in 1860.
==Description== Palpi reaching well beyond the frons and fringed with hair. Antennae of male ciliated. Hind tibia not dilated. Forewings of male with a very large fovea of hyaline membrane. The apex acute and somewhat rounded. The outer margin crenulate (scolloped) near the apex. Inner margin highly excised from middle to outer angle. Vein 3 from before angle of cell. Veins 7, 8 and 9 stalked and vein 10 absent. Vein 11 anastomosing (fusing) with vein 12 and connected with vein 8 and 9. Hindwings with costa excised beyond middle. Vein 3 from before angle of cell.
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