Hyposidra
# Hyposidra

Hyposidra is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by Achille Guenée in 1857.

## Description

Palpi hairy and reaching beyond the frons. Antennae of male usually bipectinate (comb like on both sides) with long branches to three-fourths length. Hind tibia rarely dilated and fringed with hair. Forewings of male with fovea. The costa arched towards apex, which is much produced. Vein 3 from just before angle of cell. The discocellulars angled below vein 5. Veins 7 to 9 stalked, from before upper angle and curved. Veins 10 and 11 usually stalked. Female with costa evenly arched. The outer margin excised below apex. Vein 3 from angle of cell and vein 5 obsolescent. Vein 10 and 11 coincident. Hindwings with vein 3 from angle of cell.

## Species

Some species of this genus are:

* Hyposidra altiviolescens (Holloway, 1993) — Borneo
* Hyposidra apicifulva (Warren, 1907) — New Guinea
* Hyposidra apioleuca (Prout, 1916) — Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra & Borneo
* Hyposidra aquilaria (Walker, [1863]) — China to Borneo
* Hyposidra castaneorufa (Rothschild 1915) — New Guinea
* Hyposidra incomptaria (Walker, 1866) — Malaysia to Solomons
* Hyposidra infixaria (Walker, 1860) — Himalaya to Taiwan and Sundaland
* Hyposidra janiaria (Guenée, 1857) — Java to Australia
* Hyposidra leucomela (Walker, 1866) — Philippines
* Hyposidra nigricosta (Warren, 1896) — Indonesia/Moluccas
* Hyposidra picaria (Walker, 1866) — Sundaland
* Hyposidra plagosa (Rothschild, 1915) — New Guinea
* Hyposidra rufosarcuata (Holloway, 1993) — Sumatra & Borneo
* Hyposidra talaca (Walker, 1860) — India to Solomons
* Hyposidra violescens (Hampson, 1895) — Himalaya to Borneo

## Former species

* Hyposidra muscula Bastelberger, 1911
