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Hypomecis separata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Hypomecis
Species:	H. separata
Binomial name
	Hypomecis separata; (Walker 1863)
Synonyms
	Boarmia intectariaWalker, 1860; Boarmia retractariaWalker, 1860; Boarmia miocrota Hampson, 1908;

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Hypomecis separata is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Sri Lanka,^[1]

Description

Wingspan is about 48mm. Male without fovea at base of fore wings. Hind wings with vein 5 absent. Male with bipectinat antennae, with decumbent branches. Hind tibia usually dilated with a fold and tuft of hair. Male lack secondary sexual patch to hind wings. Fore wings with veins 10 and 11 stalked. male rufous, suffused and striated in parts with black. Fore wings of male with a slight ridge representing the fovea. A broad, ill-defined pale fascia found from base to outer margin below apex. The costal, inner and outer areas striated and black suffused. There is an indistinct annulus at end of cell and traces of a waved postmedial line. Hind wings with black striations. Basal area is suffused with fuscous color. A crenulate postmedial line and an incomplete submarginal black band can be seen. Ventral side fuscous with prominent cell-spots.^[2]^[3]

References

^ Hampson, 1907. The moths of India. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society V.18.
^ Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-iii". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
^ "Hypomecis separata Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 21 September 2016.

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[1] Hampson, 1907. The moths of India. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society V.18.

[2] Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-iii". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.

[3] "Hypomecis separata Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 21 September 2016.

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 | familia = [[Geometridae]]
 | genus = ''[[Hypomecis]]''
-| species = '''''H.  intectaria'''''
+| species = '''''H. separata'''''
-| binomial = ''Hypomecis  intectaria''
+| binomial = ''Hypomecis separata''
 | binomial_authority = ([[Francis Walker (entomologist)|Walker]] 1863)
 | synonyms =
-*''Boarmia  intectaria''<small></small>
+*''Boarmia intectaria''<small>Walker, 1860</small>
+*''Boarmia retractaria''<small>Walker, 1860</small>
 *''Boarmia miocrota'' <small>Hampson, 1908</small>
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-'''''Hypomecis  intectaria''''' is a species of [[moth]] of the  family [[Geometridae]]. It is found in [[Sri Lanka]].<ref>[http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/18938#page/81/mode/1up Hampson, 1907. The moths of India. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society V.18.]</ref>
+'''''Hypomecis separata''''' is a species of [[moth]] of the  family [[Geometridae]]. It is found in [[Sri Lanka]],<ref>[http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/18938#page/81/mode/1up Hampson, 1907. The moths of India. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society V.18.]</ref>
+==Description==
+Wingspan is about 48mm. Male without fovea at base of fore wings. Hind wings with vein 5 absent. Male with bipectinat antennae, with decumbent branches. Hind tibia usually dilated with a fold and tuft of hair. Male lack secondary sexual patch to hind wings. Fore wings with veins 10 and 11 stalked. male rufous, suffused and striated in parts with black. Fore wings of male with a slight ridge representing the fovea. A broad, ill-defined pale fascia found from base to outer margin below apex. The costal, inner and outer areas striated and black suffused. There is an indistinct annulus at end of cell and traces of a waved postmedial line. Hind wings with black striations. Basal area is suffused with fuscous color. A crenulate postmedial line and an incomplete submarginal black band can be seen. Ventral side fuscous with prominent cell-spots.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2015/207319 | title=The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-iii | publisher=Digital Library of India | date=1892 | accessdate=4 July 2016 | author=Hampson G. F. | pages=558}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-11/Boarmiini/boarmiini_38_4.php | title=Hypomecis separata Walker | publisher=The Moths of Borneo | accessdate=21 September 2016}}</ref>
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