| Garudinia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Subtribe: | Cisthenina |
| Genus: | Garudinia Moore, 1882[1] |
Garudinia is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Frederic Moore in 1882.
Description
Palpi upturned, slender and not reaching the vertex of head. Antennae minutely ciliated. Forewing narrow with arched costa. Veins 3 and 4 stalked, vein 5 absent, vein 6 from angle of cell. Veins 7 and 8 stalked and vein 10 absent. Male with a patch of modified scales in the cell. Hindwings of male excised at apex, with vein 6 absent. Female with stalked veins 3 and 4, vein 5 from above angle of cell, stalked veins 6 and 7 and vein 8 from middle of cell. Forewings of male with a large costal fold and female with small of it.[2]
Species
References
- Citations
- ↑ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Garudinia Moore, 1882". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
- ↑ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- Sources
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Garudinia.
Wikispecies has information related to Garudinia.
- Kirti, J.S. & Gill, N.S. (2008). Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology
- Moore (1882). The Lepidoptera of Ceylon 2(1): 59.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.