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Nelo is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. Nelo discalis is the type species.
Although originally placed in the family Lithosiidae ( Arctiidae), this genus was transferred to the Geometridae. Some authors included Nelo Walker, 1854, as well as some other genera ( Sangala Walker, 1854; Melanoptilon Herrich-Schäffer, 1855; and Nelopsis Warren, 1895) as junior synonyms of Drymoea Walker, 1854. [1]
Members of this genus are generally black with pectinate (comb-like) antennae. [6]
The range of Nelo includes Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Peru.
Nelo | |
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Scientific classification | |
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Phylum: | |
Class: | |
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Family: | |
Genus: | Nelo
Walker, 1854
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Nelo is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. Nelo discalis is the type species.
Although originally placed in the family Lithosiidae ( Arctiidae), this genus was transferred to the Geometridae. Some authors included Nelo Walker, 1854, as well as some other genera ( Sangala Walker, 1854; Melanoptilon Herrich-Schäffer, 1855; and Nelopsis Warren, 1895) as junior synonyms of Drymoea Walker, 1854. [1]
Members of this genus are generally black with pectinate (comb-like) antennae. [6]
The range of Nelo includes Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Peru.