Lygniodes
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Tribe: | Erebini |
| Genus: | Lygniodes Guenée, 1852[1] |
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Lygniodes is a genus of moths in the Erebidae family. The genus is restricted to the Oriental tropics, east to Sulawesi and the Moluccas.
Description
Palpi with second joint reaching vertex of head, and third joint moderate length. Antennae simple. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Mid tibia spined and hind tibia slightly hairy. Fore wings with arched costa, slightly produced and acute apex. Hind wings with very short cell. Vein 5 arise from near lower angle anf vein 6 much curved.[2]
Species
- Lygniodes ciliata
- Lygniodes endoleucus
- Lygniodes hypoleuca
- Lygniodes hypopyrrha Strand, 1913
- Lygniodes morio Semper, 1900
- Lygniodes ochrifera Felder, 1874
- Lygniodes plateni
- Lygniodes proutae Hulstaert, 1924
- Lygniodes schoenbergi
- Lygniodes vampyrus
Former species
- Lygniodes maurus Butler, 1892
References
- ↑ taxapad.com
- ↑ Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-ii". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
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