Erygia
Erygia is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae erected by Achille Guenée in 1852.
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Tribe: | Erebini |
Genus: | Erygia Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1852[1] |
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Description
Palpi upturned and very slender, almost naked, where the second joint reaching vertex of head, and third joint variable in length. Antennae minutely ciliated in male. Metathorax with a large spreading tuft. Abdomen with dorsal tufts on proximal segments. Male with a large anal tuft. Tibia spineless. Femur fringed with long hair, as also fore tibia. The mid tibia clothed with short hair and hind tibia and tarsi with long hair. Forewings with quadrate apex. A tooth of scaled found at outer angle. Cilia crenulate.[2]
Species
- Erygia antecedens (Walker, 1858)
- Erygia apicalis Guenée, 1852
- Erygia plagifera (Walker, 1859)
- Erygia precedens (Walker, 1858)
- Erygia reflectifascia Hampson, 1891
- Erygia semiplaga (Walker, 1869)
- Erygia sigillata Butler, 1889
- Erygia spissa (Guenée, 1852)
- Erygia subapicalis (Walker, 1870)
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References
- Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Erygia Guenee 1852". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on January 15, 2019. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
- Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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External links
- Savela, Markku. "Erygia Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1852". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Noctuidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
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