''Maxates'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s in the family
Geometridae
The geometer moths are moths belonging to the family Geometridae of the insect order Lepidoptera, the moths and butterflies. Their scientific name derives from the Ancient Greek ''geo'' γεω (derivative form of or "the earth"), and ''met ...
first described by
Frederic Moore
Frederic Moore FZS (13 May 1830 – 10 May 1907) was a British entomologist and illustrator. He produced six volumes of ''Lepidoptera Indica'' and a catalogue of the birds in the collection of the East India Company.
It has been said that Mo ...
in 1887.
Description
Palpi porrect (extending forward), where the second joint thickly scaled and reaching beyond the frons. Third joint naked. Forewings with highly arched costa towards apex. The outer margin usually highly crenulate and excised between veins 4 and 6. Veins 3, 4 and 7 to 10 stalked. Vein 11 anastomosing (fusing) with vein 12. Hindwings quadrate, with margin highly crenulate (scalloped) and produced to a point at vein 6, and tail at vein 4. Veins 3, 4 and 6, 7 stalked.
Species
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Maxates acutissima
''Maxates acutissima'' is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is found in India and Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இல ...
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Walker
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Maxates albistrigata''
(Warren, 1895)
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Maxates angulata''
(Lucas, 1888)
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Maxates calaina''
(Turner, 1910)
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Maxates centrophylla
''Maxates centrophylla'' is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is known from Australia, including Tasmania.
Adults are pale brown with dark speckles forming indistinct zig-zag lines. There is a dark spot near the centre of the wings. The forew ...
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(Meyrick, 1888)
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Maxates coelataria''
(Walker, 1861)
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Maxates cowani''
(Butler, 1880)
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Maxates dissimulata
''Maxates dissimulata'' is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Bhutan
Bhutan (; dz, འབྲུག་ཡུལ་, Druk Yul ), officially the Kingdom of Bhutan,), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is situated in t ...
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(Walker, 1861)
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Maxates dysides''
Prout, 1922
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Maxates eumixis''
(Prout 1911)
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Maxates fuscifimbria''
(Prout)
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Maxates fuscipuncta''
(Warren, 1898)
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Maxates glaucaria''
(Walker, 1866)
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Maxates goniaria''
(Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
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Maxates grandificaria''
Graeser, 1890
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Maxates inaptaria
''Maxates'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by Frederic Moore in 1887.
Description
Palpi porrect (extending forward), where the second joint thickly scaled and reaching beyond the frons. Third joint naked. Forewings ...
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(Walker)
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Maxates iridescoides''
Holloway, 1996
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Maxates iridescens''
(Warren)
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Maxates korintjiensis''
(Prout, 1933)
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Maxates lactipuncta
''Maxates lactipuncta'' is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific O ...
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(Inoue, 1989)
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Maxates lugubriosa''
Holloway, 1996
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Maxates marculenta''
(Prout, 1933)
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Maxates magnipuncta
''Maxates'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by Frederic Moore in 1887.
Description
Palpi porrect (extending forward), where the second joint thickly scaled and reaching beyond the frons. Third joint naked. Forewings ...
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(Prout, 1916)
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Maxates melancholica
''Maxates'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by Frederic Moore in 1887.
Description
Palpi porrect (extending forward), where the second joint thickly scaled and reaching beyond the frons. Third joint naked. Forewings ...
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(Prout, 1912)
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Maxates melinau
''Maxates'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by Frederic Moore in 1887.
Description
Palpi porrect (extending forward), where the second joint thickly scaled and reaching beyond the frons. Third joint naked. Forewings ...
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Holloway, 1996
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Maxates multitincta
''Maxates'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by Frederic Moore in 1887.
Description
Palpi porrect (extending forward), where the second joint thickly scaled and reaching beyond the frons. Third joint naked. Forewings ...
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(Lucas, 1891)
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Maxates muluensis
''Maxates'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by Frederic Moore in 1887.
Description
Palpi porrect (extending forward), where the second joint thickly scaled and reaching beyond the frons. Third joint naked. Forewings ...
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Holloway, 1996
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Maxates obliterata
''Maxates'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by Frederic Moore in 1887.
Description
Palpi porrect (extending forward), where the second joint thickly scaled and reaching beyond the frons. Third joint naked. Forewings ...
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Holloway, 1996
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Maxates orthodesma''
(Lower, 1894)
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Maxates prasina''
(Warren, 1894)
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Maxates protrusa''
(Butler, 1878)
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Maxates selenosema''
(Turner, 1941)
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Maxates seria''
Holloway, 1996
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Maxates sinuolata''
(Inoue, 1989)
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Maxates subannulata''
(Prout)
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Maxates submontana''
Holloway, 1996
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Maxates tanygona''
(Turner, 1904)
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Maxates thetydaria''
(Guenée, 1857)
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Maxates tristis''
Holloway, 1996
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Maxates variegata''
Holloway, 1996
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Maxates veninotata''
(Warren, 1894)
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Maxates waterstradti''
(Prout, 1933)
References
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Hemitheini
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