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Myrteta
Sign in to saveMyrteta is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. It was first described by Francis Walker in 1861.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Myrteta is referenced by 2 other articles, and connects out to Geometridae, Animalia and insect.
It sits within the topics Caberini and Taxa named by Francis Walker (entomologist).
Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
Creeping Wire Vine
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderLepidoptera
- FamilyGeometridae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 4
- Family
- Geometridae
- Collections
- USNM
- Recorded in
- Papua New Guinea
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Geometridae
- Image
- Orthocabera sericea1.jpg
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- taxon name
- Myrteta
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Myrteta
- Commons category
- Myrteta
- taxonomic type
- Myrteta planaria
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Encyclopedic overview
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Myrteta is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. It was first described by Francis Walker in 1861.
Palpi slender and porrect (extending forward), not reaching beyond the frons. Forewings with vein 3 from just before angle of cell. Veins 7 to 9 stalked from just before upper angle. Vein 10 and 11 stalked and anastomosing (fusing) with vein 12. Hindwings with vein 8 from before angle of cell.
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