Egnasia

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Egnasia
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Egnasia fasciata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Calpinae
Genus: Egnasia
Walker, 1859
Type species
Egnasia ephyrodalis
Walker, 1858
Synonyms
  • MarganaWalker, 1866
  • MatellaMoore, 1885
  • SpectrophysaSwinhoe, 1900
  • TalmalaPoole, 1989
  • TalmelaNye, 1975

Egnasia is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was first described by Francis Walker in 1859.

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Description

Palpi with second joint very long and reaching far above vertex of head. The third with a tuft of hair on the inner side. Antennae usually almost simple in male. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Tibia moderately hairy. Forewings with acute apex. The outer margin angled at middle. Hindwings with crenulate (scalloped) outer margin. Vein 5 from below middle of discocellulars. [1]

Species

Some species of this genus are:

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References

  1. Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Vol. Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis via Biodiversity Heritage Library.