Luxiaria
Genus of moths
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Luxiaria is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1860.
| Luxiaria | |
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| Luxiaria sp., Sri Lanka | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Subfamily: | Ennominae |
| Genus: | Luxiaria Walker, 1860 |
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Description
Palpi obliquely porrect (extending forward), where the second joint roughly scaled. Antennae minutely ciliated. Hind tibia of male dilated and with a longitudinal fold containing a ridge of silken hair. Forewings produced and somewhat acute at apex. Vein 3 from angle of cell and veins 7, 8 and 9 stalked, from upper angle. Vein 10 absent and vein 11 free.[1]
Selected species
- Luxiaria amasa (Butler, 1878)
- Luxiaria mitorrhaphes Prout, 1925
- Luxiaria phyllosaria Walker, 1860
