Migoplastis

Migoplastis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Tribe:	Arctiini
Genus:	Migoplastis R. Felder, 1868
Synonyms
PachyphilonaButler, 1875 DonderaMoore, 1877

Migoplastis is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Rudolf Felder in 1868. They are confined to India's Nilgiri Mountains and to Sri Lanka.

Description

Palpi porrect (extending forward), extending considerably beyond the frons. Antennae bipectinate in both sexes. Mid and hind tibia possess minute spurs. Forewings with rounded apex and outer margin. Vein 3 from before angle of cell and vein 5 from above the angle of cell. Vein 6 from upper angle and veins 7 and 10 from a long areole formed by the anastomosis of veins 8 and 9. Hindwings with vein 2 from before angle of cell. Vein 5 from the angle. ^[1]

Species

It contains the following species:

• Migoplastis alba
• Migoplastis correcta

References

1. Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

• Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
• Savela, Markku. "Migoplastis Felder, 1868". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 20, 2019.