Diduga

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Diduga
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A species from the Western Ghats of India
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Tribe: Lithosiini
Genus: Diduga
Moore, [1877] [1]
Synonyms
  • AndrostigmaHampson, 1893

Diduga is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae.

Description

Palpi slender and obliquely porrect. Tibia with long spurs. Forewings with vein 3 arise from before angle of cell. Veins 4 and 5 from angle, vein 6 from upper angle and veins 7 and 8 are stalked. Hindwings with vein 4 from angle of cell, vein 5 from above angle, vein 3 absent and veins 6 and 7 are stalked. Forewings of male possess a costal fold acting like the retinaculum. [2]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Diduga Moore, [1887]". 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. Vol. Moths - Vol. II. Taylor and Francis via Biodiversity Heritage Library.