Scardamia is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae.
Description
Palpi smoothly scaled and not reaching beyond the frons. Antennae of male bipectinated. Hind tibia not dilated. Forewings with vein 3 from before angle of cell. Veins 7 to 9 stalked from before upper angle and veins 10 and 11 stalked, anastomosing with vein 12. Hindwings with vein 3 from before angle of cell and vein 7 from before upper angle.
Species
- Scardamia aurantiacaria <small>Bremer, 1864</small>
- Scardamia bractearia <small>(Walker, 1860)</small>
- Scardamia chrysolina <small>Meyrick, 1892</small> (Australia)
- Scardamia iographa <small>Prout, 1932</small> (Borneo, Malaysia)
- Scardamia ithyzona <small>Turner, 1919</small> (Australia)
- Scardamia maculata <small>Warren, 1897</small> ( Central & E.Africa, Madagascar)
- Scardamia metallaria <small>Guenée, 1858</small> (India, S.E.Asia, Australia)
- Scardamia nubilicosta <small>L. B. Prout, 1932</small> (Congo, Nigeria)
- Scardamia obliquaria <small>Leech, 1897</small>
- Scardamian seminigra <small>Prout, 1925</small>
- Scardamia xylosmaria <small>Sato, C.M. Fu & Kawakami, 2011</small> (Japan)
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