Chiretolpis

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Chiretolpis
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Chiretolpis bicolorata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Subtribe: Nudariina
Genus: Chiretolpis
Watson, 1980 [1]
Synonyms
  • TricholepisHampson, 1891
  • TrichocerosiaHampson, 1900

Chiretolpis is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae.

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Description

Palpi very minute. Antennae ciliated in both sexes, but long in male than female. Abdomen of female with a large anal tuft. Wings covered with hair like scales. Forewings long, apex produced and rounded. Outer margin very oblique. Veins 7 to 9 stalked and vein 11 anastomosing with vein 12. Hindwings with vein 3 arise from before angle of cell, vein 5 from above angle, veins 6 and 7 stalked and vein 8 from beyond middle of cell. [2]

Species

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Chiretolpis Watson, Fletcher & Nye, 1980". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  2. Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis via Biodiversity Heritage Library.