Lamoria

Lamoria is a genus of small moths belonging to the family Pyralidae.

Lamoria
Lamoria clathrella
Scientific classification
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Tirathabini
Genus:
Lamoria

Walker, 1863 [1]
Type species
Lamoria planalis
Walker, 1863 [2]
Synonyms[3]
  • Hornigia Ragonot, 1885
  • Lammoria (lapsus)
  • Microcyttara Turner, 1913
  • Maraclea Walker, 1863
  • Tugela Ragonot, 1888

Description

The palpi of the male are minute, whereas those of the female project about the length of head and are downcurved at their extremity. Maxillary palpi filiform. Frons with a conical tuft. Antennae simple. Forewings of male with a large glandular swelling at base of costa below. Vein 3 from before angle of cell. Veins 4 and 5 from angle, which is much produced. Veins 8 and 9 stalked from vein 7. Veins 10 and 11 free. Female with vein 3 from angle of cell, which is not produced. Veins 4 and 5 stalked. Hindwings with open cell. Veins 2, 3, 4 and 5 at regular intervals. Vein 7 anastomosing (fusing) with vein 8.[4]

Species

The former L. rufivena is now Tirathaba rufivena.

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References

  1. Lamoria at Butterflies and Moths of the World, Natural History Museum
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Lamoria". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  3. See references in Savela (2009)
  4. Hampson, G. F. (1896). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Moths Volume IV. Taylor and Francis via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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