Chiretolpis

Chiretolpis
	Chiretolpis bicolorata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Subtribe:	Nudariina
Genus:	Chiretolpis; Watson, 1980[1]
Synonyms
	Tricholepis Hampson, 1891; Trichocerosia Hampson, 1900;

Chiretolpis is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae.

Description

Palpi very minute. Antennae ciliated in both sexes, but long in male than female. Abdomen of female with a large anal tuft. Wings covered with hair like scales. Forewings long, apex produced and rounded. Outer margin very oblique. Veins 7 to 9 stalked and vein 11 anastomosing with vein 12. Hindwings with vein 3 arise from before angle of cell, vein 5 from above angle, veins 6 and 7 stalked and vein 8 from beyond middle of cell.[2]

Species

Chiretolpis atrifulva
Chiretolpis bicolorata (Pagenstecher, 1900)
Chiretolpis elongata
Chiretolpis erubescens
Chiretolpis melanoxantha
Chiretolpis ochracea
Chiretolpis rhodia
Chiretolpis signata
Chiretolpis sinapis
Chiretolpis unicolor
Chiretolpis woodlarkiana
Chiretolpis xanthomelas

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References

Savela, Markku. "Chiretolpis Watson, Fletcher & Nye, 1980". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

External links

Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Chiretolpis Watson, Fletcher & Nye, 1980". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 14, 2019.

[2] Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.