Entomogramma

Entomogramma
Entomogramma torsa by Alois Rogenhofer (1831-1897)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Entomogramma
Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1852

Entomogramma is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.[1][2]

Description

Palpi with second joint thickened and reaching vertex of head, and moderate length third joint. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Fore tibia of male fringed with long hair. Mid and hind tibia hairy. Mit tibia spiny. Fore wings short and broad. Costa arched towards apex. Outer margin curved outwards at center.[3]

Species

References

  1. Entomogramma at funet.fi
  2. Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
  3. 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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