Aemene

Aemene
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Erebidae
Subtribe:Cisthenina
Genus:Aemene
Walker, 1854
Synonyms
  • Panassa Walker, 1865
  • Autoceras Felder, 1874
  • Hyposiccia Hampson, 1900

Aemene is a genus of moth in the family Erebidae. They are found in Japan, throughout India and Sri Lanka.

Description

Palpi porrect, reaching beyond the frons. Antennae serrate in male and ciliated in female. Fore wings short. vein 3 from before angle of cell. Vein 4 and 5 from close to angle. Vein 6 from below upper angle. veins 7 to 9 stalked. Hind wings with veins 4 and 5 from close to the angle and vein 3 absent. Vein 6 and 7 stalked and vein 8 from middle of cell.[1]

Species

References

  1. 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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