''Synegia'' 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 ''metro ...

. It was described by

Achille Guenée Achille Guenée (sometimes M.A. Guenée; 1 January 1809 – 30 December 1880) was a French lawyer and entomologist. Biography Achille Guenée was born in Chartres and died in Châteaudun. He was educated in Chartres, where he showed a very earl ...

in 1857.

Description

Palpi obliquely porrect (extending forward), roughly scaled and reaching beyond the frons. Hind tibia not dilated. Forewings with vein 3 from near angle of cell. Vein 7, 8 and 9 stalked from near upper angle. Veins 10 and 11 stalked, connected or anastomosing (fusing) with vein 12, and vein 10 connected or anastomosing with veins 8 and 9. Most species in the genus have pale yellow or brownish wings banded and speckled with reddish gray. Many species have the fasciae marked by black dots. The similar dots also occur at the disc and margins of most species, though the

type species In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specime ...

('' Synegia botydaria'' (Guenée, 1858)) has no black markings at all. Some have more extensive black or brownish-gray clouding, and this can vary within a species. The body is delicate, legs and

abdomen The abdomen (colloquially called the belly, tummy, midriff, tucky or stomach) is the part of the body between the thorax (chest) and pelvis, in humans and in other vertebrates. The abdomen is the front part of the abdominal segment of the to ...

in males often elongate. The male antennae can be filiform (thread-like) or bipectinate (feather-like).

Species

''The following is an incomplete list of some species'' * '' Synegia aemula'' Warren, 1894 * ''

Synegia albibasis ''Synegia'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1857. Description Palpi obliquely porrect (extending forward), roughly scaled and reaching beyond the frons. Hind tibia not dilated. Forewings with ...

'' Warren, 1906 * '' Synegia angusta'' Prout, 1924 * '' Synegia asymbates'' Prout, 1932 * '' Synegia atriplena'' Warren, 1906 * '' Synegia botydaria'' Guenée, 1858 * '' Synegia camptogrammaria'' Guenée, 1858 * '' Synegia clathrata'' Warren, 1906 * '' Synegia commaculata'' Warren, 1907 * '' Synegia conflagrata'' Hampson, 1912 * '' Synegia cumulata'' Warren, 1907 * '' Synegia decolorata'' Warren, 1903 * '' Synegia divergens'' Wehrli, 1939 * '' Synegia echmatica'' Prout, 1929 * ''

Synegia erythra ''Synegia'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1857. Description Palpi obliquely porrect (extending forward), roughly scaled and reaching beyond the frons. Hind tibia not dilated. Forewings with ...

'' Hampson, 1891 * ''

Synegia esther ''Synegia'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1857. Description Palpi obliquely porrect (extending forward), roughly scaled and reaching beyond the frons. Hind tibia not dilated. Forewings with ...

'' Butler, 1881 * '' Synegia eumeleata'' Walker, 1861 * '' Synegia fasciata'' Warren, 1906 * '' Synegia frenaria'' Swinhoe, 1902 * '' Synegia fulvata'' Warren, 1906 * ''

Synegia hadassa ''Synegia'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1857. Description Palpi obliquely porrect (extending forward), roughly scaled and reaching beyond the frons. Hind tibia not dilated. Forewings with ...

'' Butler, 1878 * '' Synegia hormosticta'' Prout, 1925 * '' Synegia ichinosawana'' Matsumura, 1925 * '' Synegia imitaria'' Walker, 1861 * '' Synegia incepta'' Warren, 1907 * '' Synegia inconspicua'' Butler, 1881 * '' Synegia limitata'' Warren, 1897 * '' Synegia limitatoides'' Inoue, 1982 * '' Synegia lineata'' Swinhoe, 1902 * '' Synegia luteolata'' Snellen, 1880 * '' Synegia maculosata'' Warren, 1896 * '' Synegia malayana'' Prout, 1925 * '' Synegia medionubis'' Prout, 1925 * '' Synegia medioxima'' Prout, 1928 * '' Synegia melanospila'' Warren, 1907 * '' Synegia minima'' Wehrli * '' Synegia neglecta'' Inoue, 1954 * '' Synegia nephelotis'' Prout, 1929 * '' Synegia nigrellata'' Warren, 1906 * '' Synegia nigritibiata'' West, 1929 * '' Synegia obliquifasciatav'' Wehrli, 1986 * '' Synegia obrimaria'' Walker, 1861 * '' Synegia obscura'' Warren, 1894 * '' Synegia ocellata'' Warren, 1894 * '' Synegia omissa'' Warren, 1894 * ''

Synegia orsinephes ''Synegia'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1857. Description Palpi obliquely porrect (extending forward), roughly scaled and reaching beyond the frons. Hind tibia not dilated. Forewings with ...

'' Prout, 1928 * '' Synegia pallens'' Inoue, 1982 * '' Synegia phaiotaeniata'' Wehrli, 1936 * '' Synegia plumbea'' Warren, 1906 * '' Synegia polynesia'' Prout, 1916 * '' Synegia potenza'' Holloway, 1976 * '' Synegia prospera'' Prout, 1929 * '' Synegia punctinervis'' Holloway, 1976 * '' Synegia purpurascens'' Warren, 1894 * '' Synegia rosearia'' Leech, 1897 * '' Synegia saturata'' West, 1929 * '' Synegia scutigera'' Warren, 1906 * '' Synegia secunda'' Swinhoe, 1909 * '' Synegia semifascia'' Warren, 1906 * '' Synegia semipectinata'' Prout, 1916 * '' Synegia sericearia'' Walker, 1866 * '' Synegia similis'' West, 1929 * '' Synegia subomissa'' Wehrli, 1939 * '' Synegia suffusa'' Prout, 1915 * '' Synegia tephrospila'' Warren, 1906 * '' Synegia tertia'' West, 1929 * '' Synegia transgrisea'' Holloway, 1976 * '' Synegia unicolor'' Wileman, 1911 * '' Synegia uniformis'' Inoue, 1954 * '' Synegia varians'' Warren, 1894 * '' Synegia wehrlii'' Bryk, 1942

References

External links

* {{Taxonbar, from=Q7662357 Baptini Ennominae