Pelochyta

Pelochyta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Erebidae
Subtribe:Phaegopterina
Genus:Pelochyta
Hübner, [1819]
Synonyms
  • Sontia Walker, 1856

Pelochyta is a genus of arctiine tussock moths in the family Erebidae. They are distributed in Africa, throughout India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Australia and New Britain.

Description

Palpi porrectly upturned and slender. Antennae nearly simple. Forewing with the costa arched. The outer margin and obliquely curved. Veins 3 to 5 from angle of cell. Vein 6 from below upper angle. Veins 7 to 9 are stalked. Vein 10 from cell. Hindwings with the anal angle slightly produced. Outer margin nearly straight. Apex slightly acute. Veins 3 to 5 from close to angle of cell. Veins 6 and 7 from upper angle. Vein 8 from near end of cell.[1]

Species

Former species

References

  1. Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna of British India Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths volume II". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  • Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
  • Savela, Markku. "Pelochyta Hübner, [1819]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 1, 2018.



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