''Noreia'' 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 Francis Walker in 1861.

Description

Palpi upturned and reaching vertex of head. Antennae of male ciliated. Hind tibia with a slight ridge of scales on inner side. Forewings with vein 3 from before angle of cell and veins 7 to 10 stalked. Vein 11 anastomosing (fusing) with vein 12, then with vein 10, which again anastomosing with veins 8 and 9. Hindwings with vein 3 from just before angle of cell, vein 7 from just before upper angle.

Species

*'' Noreia ajaia'' (Walker, 1859) *'' Noreia unilineata'' (Walker, 1866) *'' Noreia achloraria'' (Warren, 1894) *'' Noreia anacardium'' Holloway, 1996 *'' Noreia sinuilineata'' Holloway, 1996 *'' Noreia albifimbria'' Warren, 1897 *'' Noreia vinacea'' Warren, 1899

References

* Desmobathrinae {{Desmobathrinae-stub