Laelia (moth)

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Laelia
Tussock moth (Laelia sp.).jpg
Laelia sp. in Sri Lanka
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Tribe: Orgyiini
Genus: Laelia
Stephens, 1828
Synonyms
  • AnthoraWalker, 1855
  • ProcodecaWalker, 1855
  • CharnidasWalker, 1855
  • RepenaWalker, 1855
  • RicineWalker, 1855
  • OdagraWalker, 1865
  • BaryazaMoore, 1879
  • HarapaMoore, 1879
  • LaelioidesMoore, [1883]
  • HondellaMoore, [1883]
  • LaeliolinaHering, 1926

Laelia is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was described by Stephens in 1828. Species are well distributed throughout Europe, Japan, China, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Java.

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Description

They are nocturnal moths. Palpi long and porrect (extending forward) with heavily hairy second joint and long third joint. Antennae with long branches in males and short in females. Forewings are more produced than in Aroa , where the wing membrane forms a slight concavity on the ventral side beyond the upper angle of cell. Neuration is similar. [1]

Species

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References

  1. Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis via Biodiversity Heritage Library.