''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 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 ...

'' Walker *''

Maxates albistrigata ''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. Forewing ...

'' (Warren, 1895) *''

Maxates angulata ''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. Forewing ...

'' (Lucas, 1888) *''

Maxates calaina ''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 ...

'' (Turner, 1910) *''

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 ...

'' (Meyrick, 1888) *''

Maxates coelataria ''Maxates coelataria'' is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is found in Sri Lanka and from the Indian subregion to Sundaland. Margins of wings strongly excavate in the spaces. Broadly pale buff costa ...

'' (Walker, 1861) *'' Maxates cowani'' (Butler, 1880) *''

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 ...

'' (Walker, 1861) *''

Maxates dysides ''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. Forewing ...

'' Prout, 1922 *'' Maxates eumixis'' (Prout 1911) *''

Maxates fuscifimbria ''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. Forewing ...

'' (Prout) *''

Maxates fuscipuncta ''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 ...

'' (Warren, 1898) *''

Maxates glaucaria ''Maxates glaucaria'' 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 ...

'' (Walker, 1866) *''

Maxates goniaria ''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. Forewing ...

'' (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875) *''

Maxates grandificaria ''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 ...

'' Graeser, 1890 *''

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 ...

'' (Walker) *'' Maxates iridescoides'' Holloway, 1996 *''

Maxates iridescens ''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 ...

'' (Warren) *''

Maxates korintjiensis ''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 ...

'' (Prout, 1933) *''

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 ...

'' (Inoue, 1989) *''

Maxates lugubriosa ''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 ...

'' Holloway, 1996 *''

Maxates marculenta ''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 ...

'' (Prout, 1933) *''

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 ...

'' (Prout, 1916) *''

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 ...

'' (Prout, 1912) *''

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 ...

'' Holloway, 1996 *''

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 ...

'' (Lucas, 1891) *''

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 ...

'' Holloway, 1996 *''

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 ...

'' Holloway, 1996 *''

Maxates orthodesma ''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 ...

'' (Lower, 1894) *''

Maxates prasina ''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. Forewing ...

'' (Warren, 1894) *''

Maxates protrusa ''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. Forewing ...

'' (Butler, 1878) *''

Maxates selenosema ''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. Forewing ...

'' (Turner, 1941) *'' Maxates seria'' Holloway, 1996 *''

Maxates sinuolata ''Maxates sinuolata'' is a moth in the family Geometridae. It was first described by Inoue in 1989. 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 ...

'' (Inoue, 1989) *''

Maxates subannulata ''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 ...

'' (Prout) *''

Maxates submontana ''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 ...

'' Holloway, 1996 *''

Maxates tanygona ''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. Forewing ...

'' (Turner, 1904) *''

Maxates thetydaria ''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. Forewing ...

'' (Guenée, 1857) *'' Maxates tristis'' Holloway, 1996 *''

Maxates variegata ''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. Forewing ...

'' Holloway, 1996 *''

Maxates veninotata ''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 ...

'' (Warren, 1894) *'' Maxates waterstradti'' (Prout, 1933)

References

* Hemitheini {{Geometrinae-stub