Erastria
''Erastria'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae, found primarily in tropical and subtropical climates in Africa and Asia. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1813. Description Palpi upturned, reaching above vertex of head, where the second joint clothed with long hair below, and third joint prominent. Antennae minutely ciliated in male. Thorax roughly scaled but tuftless. Abdomen with strong dorsal tufts, and shorter than the hindwings. Forewings with long and narrow areole. Hindwings with veins 3 and 4 from cell. Legs naked. Larva with four pairs of abdominal prolegs. Selected species * ''Erastria accessaria'' (Hübner, 1825) * '' Erastria aesymnusaria'' (Walker, 1860) * '' Erastria albicatena'' (Warren, 1895) (from South Africa) * '' Erastria albosignata'' (Walker, 1863) (from subtropical Africa) * '' Erastria atrisignata'' (Warren, 1914) * ''Erastria campylogramma'' (Prout, 1926) * '' Erastria canente'' (Cramer, 1779) (from India) * ''Erastria coloraria'' (F ...
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