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Genus: | Brevipecten Hampson, 1894 |
Brevipecten is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae.
Palpi slight and reaching vertex of head. Antennae of male bipectinated to three-fourths length with long branches. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Tibia with slight tufts of hair on outer side. Forewings with rectangular apex. Inner margin nearly straight after the basal lobe. Veins 8 and 9 anastomosing to form areole. Hindwings with vein 5 from above angle of cell. [1]
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Hydrillodes is a genus of litter moths of the family Erebidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1854. Its validity is somewhat disputed.
Maliattha is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1863.
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