Ramadasa

Ramadasa
Ramadasa pavo
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Calpinae
Genus:	Ramadasa Moore, 1877

Ramadasa is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae described by Frederic Moore in 1877. ^{[1] [2]}

Description

Palpi naked and upturned, flattened and reaching vertex of head, where the third joint minute. Antennae simple. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Tibia spineless and slightly clothed with hairy. Forewings with oblique outer margin from vein 5 to outer angle. Vein 8 and 9 anastomosing to form an areole. ^[3]

Species

• Ramadasa crystallina Lower, 1899
• Ramadasa fumipennis Warren, 1916
• Ramadasa pavo Walker, 1856
• Ramadasa plumbeola Warren, 1916
• Ramadasa pratti Bethune-Baker, 1908

References

1. Savela, Markku (ed.). "Ramadasa Moore, 1877". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Archived from the original on July 20, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
2. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Ramadasa Moore, 1877". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved October 12, 2020.
3. Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.