''Timandra'' is a genus of
moths in the family
Geometridae first described by
Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1829.
Taxonomy
''Timandra'' was raised by Duponchel and is taken from
Greek mythology and is named after the
daughter of
Tyndareus and
Leda
Leda may refer to:
Mythology
* Leda (mythology), queen of Sparta and mother of Helen of Troy in Greek mythology
Places
* Leda, Western Australia, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia
* Leda makeshift settlement, Bangladesh, a refugee camp ...
.
Description
Palpi not reaching beyond the frons. Antennae of male bipectinate (comb like on both sides). Apex simple. Hind tibia of male with two spur pairs. Forewings with acute and produced apex. Vein 3 from near angle of cell and vein 5 from somewhat above middle of discocellulars. Veins 7, 8 and 9 stalked. Vein 10 anastomosing (fusing) with veins 8 and 9 to form the areole. Hindwings with produced outer margin to a point at vein 4, veins 6 and 7 from angle of cell.
Species
* ''
Timandra amaturaria''
Walker, 1866
* ''
Timandra apicirosea''
(Prout, 1935)
* ''
Timandra comae''
Schmidt, 1931
* ''
Timandra commixta Timandra may refer to:
* Timandra (mythology), half-sister of Helen of Troy
* ''Timandra'' (moth), a genus of moth in the family Geometridae
* ''Croton'' (plant) (syn. ''Timandra''), a genus of spurge in the family Euphorbiaceae
* 603 Timandra, an ...
''
Warren, 1895
* ''
Timandra comptaria
''Timandra comptaria'' is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1862. It is found in Sri Lanka, Japan and Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction ...
''
(Walker, 1863)
* ''
Timandra convectaria
''Timandra convectaria'' is a species of moth of the family Geometridae Species description, first described by Francis Walker (entomologist), Francis Walker in 1861. It is found in Taiwan and China.
The larvae feed on ''Polygonum perfoliatum''. ...
''
Walker, 1861
* ''
Timandra dichela Timandra may refer to:
* Timandra (mythology), half-sister of Helen of Troy
* ''Timandra'' (moth), a genus of moth in the family Geometridae
* ''Croton'' (plant) (syn. ''Timandra''), a genus of spurge in the family Euphorbiaceae
* 603 Timandra, an ...
''
(Prout, 1935)
* ''
Timandra extremaria
''Timandra extremaria'' is a species of moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is found in Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the ...
''
Walker, 1861
* ''
Timandra griseata
The blood-vein (''Timandra comae'') is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Anton Schmidt in 1931.
Distribution
It has a scattered distribution in western and central Europe north of the Alps. In the British Isle ...
''
Petersen, 1902
* ''
Timandra paralias Timandra may refer to:
* Timandra (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Timandra (Ancient Greek: Τιμάνδρα) was a Spartan princess and later on, queen of Arcadia.
Family
Timandra was one of the daughters of King Tyndareus and Leda, daughter o ...
''
(Prout, 1935)
* ''
Timandra recompta Timandra may refer to:
* Timandra (mythology), half-sister of Helen of Troy
* ''Timandra'' (moth), a genus of moth in the family Geometridae
* ''Croton'' (plant) (syn. ''Timandra''), a genus of spurge in the family Euphorbiaceae
* 603 Timandra, an ...
''
(Prout, 1930)
* ''
Timandra rectistrigaria Timandra may refer to:
* Timandra (mythology), half-sister of Helen of Troy
* ''Timandra'' (moth), a genus of moth in the family Geometridae
* ''Croton'' (plant) (syn. ''Timandra''), a genus of spurge in the family Euphorbiaceae
* 603 Timandra, an ...
''
(Eversmann, 1851)
* ''
Timandra synthaca Timandra may refer to:
* Timandra (mythology), half-sister of Helen of Troy
* ''Timandra'' (moth), a genus of moth in the family Geometridae
* ''Croton'' (plant) (syn. ''Timandra''), a genus of spurge in the family Euphorbiaceae
* 603 Timandra, an ...
''
(Prout, 1938)
Gallery of caterpillars of ''T. amaturaria''
File:Timandra amaturaria caterpillar early instar.jpg, Early instar
File:Timandra amaturaria caterpillar mid instar.jpg, Mid instar
File:Timandra amaturaria caterpillar later instar.jpg, Final instar
References
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*
Timandrini
Taxa named by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel
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