Polydesma
Polydesma is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae erected by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1833.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Tribe: | Pandesmini |
| Genus: | Polydesma Boisduval, 1833 |
Description
Palpi upturned, where the second joint reaching vertex of head. Thorax smoothly scaled. Abdomen with slight basal ridges and tuft of hair. Tibia spineless and more or less hairy. Forewings with somewhat rounded apex. Hindwings with vein 5 arise from above angle of cell. Larva with four pairs of abdominal prolegs, where the first two pairs are rudimentary.[1]
Species
- Polydesma boarmoides Guenée, 1852
- Polydesma umbricola Boisduval, 1833
References
- Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Noctuidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
- Savela, Markku. "Polydesma Boisduval, 1833". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
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