''Zamarada'' 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. The species type is ''Zamarada translucida''. Over 250 species and 35 subspecies (including nominates) have been listed.

Description

Moths in this genus have short,

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palpi Pedipalps (commonly shortened to palps or palpi) are the second pair of appendages of chelicerates – a group of arthropods including spiders, scorpions, horseshoe crabs, and sea spiders. The pedipalps are lateral to the chelicerae ("jaws") and ...

and roughly scaled with bipectinate (comb like on both sides) antennae that present with longer branches in male than female moths. Their hind tibia are not dilated. Forewings with vein 3 from angle of cell. Veins 7 to 9 stalked from upper angle and vein 10 absent. Vein 11 free. Hindwings with vein 3 from angle of cell.

Selected species

* '' Zamarada aureomarginata'' * ''

Zamarada baliata ''Zamarada baliata'' is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Felder in 1874. It is found in Sundaland and most likely in India and Sri Lanka. A reddish colour is confined to the outer parts and interior to the fine pale submargina ...

'' (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875) * '' Zamarada denticulata'' D. S. Fletcher, 1974 * ''

Zamarada differens ''Zamarada differens'' is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Max Bastelberger in 1907. It is found in subtropical Africa and is known from the Central African Republic, Chad, the Comoros, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, ...

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Zamarada eogenaria ''Zamarada'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae, first described by Frederic Moore in 1887. The species type is ''Zamarada translucida''. Over 250 species and 35 subspecies (including nominates) have been listed. Description Moths in ...

'' (Snellen, 1881) * ''

Zamarada eucharis ''Zamarada eucharis'' is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It was first described by Dru Drury in 1782, from Sierra Leone (not Brazil as mentioned in the original description). It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia and Sie ...

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Zamarada exigua ''Zamarada exigua'' is a geometer moth 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 (derivat ...

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Zamarada metallicata ''Zamarada metallicata'' is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by William Warren in 1914. Distribution It is known from Botswana, Namibia, South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the s ...

'' Warren, 1914 * ''

Zamarada nesiotica ''Zamarada'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae, first described by Frederic Moore in 1887. The species type is ''Zamarada translucida''. Over 250 species and 35 subspecies (including nominates) have been listed. Description Moths in ...

'' D. S. Fletcher, 1974 * ''

Zamarada scriptifasciata ''Zamarada'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae, first described by Frederic Moore in 1887. The species type is ''Zamarada translucida''. Over 250 species and 35 subspecies (including nominates) have been listed. Description Moths in ...

'' (Walker, 1862) * ''

Zamarada ucatoides ''Zamarada'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae, first described by Frederic Moore in 1887. The species type is ''Zamarada translucida''. Over 250 species and 35 subspecies (including nominates) have been listed. Description Moths in ...

'' Holloway

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* * Abraxini {{Abraxini-stub