''Pomasia'' 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 ...
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 ''metr ...
.
Description
Palpi porrect (extending forward), the second joint reaching beyond the short sharp frontal tuft, whereas third joint long and naked. Antennae of male minutely ciliated. Hind tibia with two spur pairs. Forewings with vein 3 from before angle of cell and veins 7 to 9 stalked. Veins 10 and 11 stalked, and vein 10 anastomosing with veins 8,9 to form the areole. Hindwings with vein 3 from before angle of cell. Vein 5 from middle of discocellulars, which are angled and vein 6,7 stalked.
Species
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Pomasia denticlathrata
''Pomasia denticlathrata'' is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by William Warren in 1893. It is found in India (it was described from the Naga Hills), Japan and Taiwan.
The wingspan is about . Adults are pale yellow, the fore ...
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Warren, 1893
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Pomasia euryopis
''Pomasia euryopis'' is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found on Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia
Peninsular Malaysia ( ms, Semenanjung Malaysia; Jawi: سمننجڠ مليسيا), or the States of Malaya ( ms, Negeri-negeri Tanah Mel ...
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Meyrick, 1897
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Pomasia galastis
''Pomasia galastis'' is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in the north-eastern Himalayas and on Borneo
Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the List of islands by area, third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. At the ...
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Meyrick, 1897
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Pomasia lacunaria
''Pomasia lacunaria'' is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found on Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia
Peninsular Malaysia ( ms, Semenanjung Malaysia; Jawi: سمننجڠ مليسيا), or the States of Malaya ( ms, Negeri-negeri Tanah Me ...
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Holloway, 1997
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Pomasia lamunin
''Pomasia lamunin'' is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found on Borneo
Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the List of islands by area, third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. At the geographic centre of Maritime Southe ...
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Holloway, 1997
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Pomasia luteata
''Pomasia luteata'' is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found on Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia
Peninsular Malaysia ( ms, Semenanjung Malaysia; Jawi: سمننجڠ مليسيا), or the States of Malaya ( ms, Negeri-negeri Tanah Mela ...
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Holloway, 1997
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Pomasia nuriae
''Pomasia nuriae'' is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found on Borneo and possibly Peninsular Malaysia
Peninsular Malaysia ( ms, Semenanjung Malaysia; Jawi: سمننجڠ مليسيا), or the States of Malaya ( ms, Negeri-negeri Ta ...
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Holloway, 1997
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Pomasia obliterata
''Pomasia obliterata'' is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found on Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia and Siberut Island
Siberut is the largest and northernmost of the Mentawai Islands, located 150 kilometres west of Sumatra in the Indian Ocea ...
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(Walker, 1866)
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Pomasia parerga''
Prout, 1941
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Pomasia psylaria
''Pomasia psylaria'' is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly ...
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Guenée, 1857
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Pomasia punctaria''
Hampson, 1912
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Pomasia reticulata
''Pomasia reticulata'' is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by George Hampson in 1895. It is found in the Mergui Archipelago of Myanmar and in Penang in Peninsular Malaysia and in Borneo
Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the Lis ...
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Hampson, 1895
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Pomasia sacculobata''
Holloway, 1997
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Pomasia salutaris
''Pomasia salutaris'' is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found on Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo
Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the List of islands by area, third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. At the ...
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Prout, 1929
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Pomasia sparsata''
Hampson, 1902
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Pomasia vernacularia
''Pomasia vernacularia'' is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found on Borneo
Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the List of islands by area, third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. At the geographic centre of Maritime S ...
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Guenée, 1858
Status unclear
*''Pomasia salvata''
Prout, 1929 (possibly ''
Lobogonia salvata''
Prout, 1928)
References
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Eupitheciini
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