| Lophocera | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Subfamily: | Pyralinae |
| Genus: | Lophocera Kenrick, 1917 |
Lophocera is a genus of snout moths described by George Hamilton Kenrick in 1917. [1]
Palpi are upturned, the third joint well developed and acute, proboscis present; antennae pectinated (comb like) in the male, with a bunch in the middle. [2]
The species of this genus are all known only from Madagascar. [3] The forewings are brown blackish with a yellow spot in the cell. Hindwing orange yellow, bordered blackish.
