Chilena

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Chilena
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lasiocampidae
Subfamily: Lasiocampinae
Tribe: Selenepherini
Genus: Chilena
Walker, 1855

Chilena is a genus of moths in the family Lasiocampidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. [1] They are distributed in Nepal, central India, and Sri Lanka.

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Description

Palpi short and slight. Antennae with branches of nearly equal length in both sexes. Abdomen tufted at extremity in male. Mid and hind tibia with minute terminal pairs of spurs. Forewings are broad, the outer margin is oblique. Veins 6 and 7 stalked. Stalk of veins 9 and 10 rather long. Hindwings with veins 4 and 5 are stalked and vein 8 almost touching vein 7. There are slight necessary costal veinlets. [2]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Chilena Walker, 1855". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
  2. Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis via Biodiversity Heritage Library.