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Lenodora

(Moore, 1883)

Lenodora is a genus of moths in the family Lasiocampidae confined to India, Sri Lanka and Myanmar. The genus was first described by Moore in 1883. [1] [2] [3]

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Description

Palpi rather short and thickly clothed with hair. Antennae with long branches in male and short in female. Legs thickly clothed with hair. Minute terminal pairs of spurs to mid and hind tibia. Forewings are broad and rounded. veins 6 and 7 stalked. The stalk of veins 8 and 9 rather short. Hindwings with veins 4 and 5 from angle of cell. Vein 8 curved and met by a bar from vein 7. The accessory costal veinlets are prominent and numerous. [4]

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References

  1. "Genus Lenodora • 6 living spp". Catalogue of Life. October 30, 2018. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  2. "10 definitions found for Lenodora". Nomen.at - Animals and Plants. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  3. "Lenodora Moore, 1883". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  4. Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis via Biodiversity Heritage Library.