Elusa (moth)

Last updated

Elusa
Elusa oenolopha.jpg
Elusa oenolopha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Elusa

Walker, [1859]
Synonyms
  • AlimalaWalker, 1862
  • SeriaWalker, 1862
  • PenzaWalker, [1863]
  • LuganaMoore, 1882
  • DesanaC. Swinhoe, 1900

Elusa is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae erected by Francis Walker in 1859. [1] [2]

Contents

Description

Its eyes are naked and without lashes. The proboscis is well developed. Palpi obliquely upturned, where the second joint reaching vertex of head and roughly scaled. Third joint is short. Antennae of male bipectinated, where branches bent round and almost forming a cylinder just before the middle, where the shaft is contorted and the branches form a large hollow cup, after which they gradually diminish to apex. Thorax tuftless. Abdomen with dorsal tufts. Legs with dense hairy tibia. Hindlegs are clothed with very long hair to the end of tarsi. Forewings with non-crenulate cilia, where the inner margin lobed at base. There are long scaly tufts at outer angle. [3]

Species

Related Research Articles

<i>Blenina</i> Genus of moths

Bleninae is a monotypic subfamily of the moth family Nolidae. Its single genus, Blenina, was erected by Francis Walker in 1858.

<i>Arrade</i> Genus of moths

Arrade is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae described by Francis Walker in 1863.

<i>Amyna</i> Genus of moths

Amyna is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae erected by Achille Guenée in 1852.

<i>Avitta</i> Genus of moths

Avitta is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae described by Francis Walker in 1858.

<i>Anomis</i> Genus of moths

Anomis is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae.

<i>Avatha</i> Genus of moths

Avatha is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae.

<i>Bastilla</i> (moth) Genus of moths

Bastilla is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was described by Swinhoe in 1918.

<i>Catephia</i> Genus of moths

Catephia is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. Most species of this genus are found in Africa.

Chusaris is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. It was erected by Francis Walker in 1859.

<i>Corgatha</i> Genus of moths

Corgatha is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae erected by Francis Walker in 1859.

<i>Dichromia</i> Genus of moths

Dichromia is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1854.

<i>Dinumma</i> Genus of moths

Dinumma is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858.

<i>Ercheia</i> Genus of moths

Ercheia is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1858.

<i>Euplexia</i> Genus of moths

Euplexia is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae described by Stephens in 1829.

<i>Oglasa</i> Genus of moths

Oglasa is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1859.

<i>Oruza</i> Genus of moths

Oruza is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae erected by Francis Walker in 1862.

<i>Rivula</i> Genus of moths

Rivula is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae described by Achille Guenée in 1845.

<i>Tamba</i> (moth) Genus of moths

Tamba is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. It was erected by Francis Walker in 1869.

<i>Euproctis</i> Genus of moths

Euproctis is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Species are cosmopolitan, widespread throughout Palearctic, African, Oriental and Australian regions. Molecular phylogenetic studies indicate that the genus as presently understood comprises a large number of unrelated lineages, only a few of which have names, and is therefore in serious need of revision.

References

  1. ↑ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Elusa Walker, 1859". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  2. ↑ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Elusa Walker, [1859]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  3. ↑ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.