Arizela

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Superfamily:Geometroidea
Arizela
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Geometroidea
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Ennominae
Genus: Arizela
Prout, 1910
Type species
Arizela dulcis
Prout, 1910
Species
  • Arizela dulcis Prout, 1910
  • Arizela tensata (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)

Arizela is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae, subfamily Ennominae. It was first described by Louis Beethoven Prout in 1910.[1]

Two species are currently recognized in the genus:

  • Arizela dulcis Prout, 1910 – type species[1]
  • Arizela tensata (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)[2]

Description

Arizela moths are medium-sized with broad, flat wings typically marked with wavy or mottled lines. Males have bipectinate antennae and often possess hindleg scent tufts used in courtship.[3] Adults rest with wings outspread and have abdominal tympanal organs to detect bat echolocation.[3]

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