Nadagara is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1861.
Description Palpi with second joint hairy and reaching beyond the frontal tuft. Third joint porrect (extending forward). Antennae of male simple. Hind tibia not dilated. Forewings produced and acute at apex. Vein 3 from angle of cell and veins 7 to 9 stalked from before the angle. Vein 10 given off from vein 11. Hindwings with vein 3 from angle of cell. Cilia of both wings slightly crenulate (scalloped).
Species Some species of this genus are:
Nadagara comprensata Walker, 1862 Nadagara inordinata Walker, 1862 Nadagara intractata Walker, 1862 Nadagara irretracta Warren, 1899 Nadagara juventinaria (Guenée, 1857) Nadagara prosigna Prout, 1930 Nadagara reprensata Prout, 1916 Nadagara scitilineata Walker, 1862 Nadagara subnubila Inoue, 1967 Nadagara synocha Prout, 1923 Nadagara umbrifera Wileman, 1910 Nadagara vigaia Walker, 1862 Nadagara xylotrema (Lower, 1903)
References
Inoue, 1967. Genus Nadagara from Japan and Taiwan (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). Pacific Insects 9 (1): 105-110