Corythurus

Corythurus
C. nocturnus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Corythurus Hampson, 1893

Corythurus is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae.

Description

Sexes sexually dimorphic. In male, eyes naked and without lashes. Palpi slender, curved and extending backwards over vertex of head, where the third joint buried in very long hair from end of the second joint. Antennae almost simple. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Abdomen with immensely developed tubular anal tuft, and tibia spineless. Forewings with round apex, and cilia non-crenulate. ^[1]

Female has far apart palpi and are naked, Third joint upturned and long. Abdomen lack anal tuft.

Species

• Corythurus nocturnus Hampson, 1893
• Corythurus socia de Joannis, 1928

References

1. 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. "Corythurus Hampson, 1893". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 8, 2017.