| Mecistoptera | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Calpinae |
| Genus: | Mecistoptera Hampson, 1893 |
Mecistoptera is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae first described by George Hampson in 1893.
Palpi long, obliquely porrect (extending forward), where the second joint thickly clothed with scales. Third joint long and slender. Frontal tuft short. Antennae with long cilia in male, which is short in female. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Tibia nearly naked. Forewings long and narrow with produced and acute apex. Outer margin oblique and excurved at middle. Veins 8 and 9 anastomosing (fused) to form an areole. Hindwings with veins 3 and 4 from cell and vein 5 from below the middle of discocellulars. The outer margin truncate from vein 4 to anal angle. [1]
Chiretolpis is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae.
Arrade is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae described by Francis Walker in 1863.
Teulisna is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1862. They are found in Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar, Borneo and Java.
Anoratha is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae described by Frederic Moore in 1867.
Arsacia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species is Arsacia rectalis. Both the genus and species were described by Francis Walker, the genus in 1866 and the species in 1863. It is found from the Indo-Australian tropics of India, Sri Lanka to Queensland and the Solomon Islands.
Zethes is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae first described by Rambur in 1833.
Ilyrgis is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1859.
Ischyja is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1823.
Dierna is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae erected by Francis Walker in 1859.
Falana is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Frederic Moore in 1882.
Hypenagonia is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae first described by George Hampson in 1893. The adult moths have pale brown wings with a dark band across each wing. The wingspan of these moths is about 1 centimeter.
Nagadeba is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1866.
Oxygonitis is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its single species, Oxygonitis sericeata, is found in the Indian subregion, Myanmar, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Java, Borneo, the Philippines, Sulawesi, Australia and Sri Lanka. Both the genus and species were first described by George Hampson in 1893.
Platyja is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1823.
Pterocyclophora is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by George Hampson in 1893
Rhangena is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Rhangena roseipennis, is found in India and Sri Lanka. Both the genus and the species were first described by Frederic Moore in 1886.
Perina is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855 and is found in China, Sri Lanka and throughout India.
Zeheba is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae described by Frederic Moore in 1887.
Pterogonia is a genus of moths of the family Nolidae described by Swinhoe in 1891.
Mecistoptera albisigna is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1912. It is found in southern India, Australia and on Fiji.
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