Sphetta

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Sphetta
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Sphetta bornea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Notodontidae
Genus:
Sphetta

Walker, 1865

Sphetta is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1865. [1]

A genus is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, as well as viruses, in biology. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus.

Moth Group of mostly-nocturnal insects in the order Lepidoptera

Moths comprise a group of insects related to butterflies, belonging to the order Lepidoptera. Most lepidopterans are moths, and there are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species.

Noctuidae family of insects

The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other families of the Noctuoidea. It was considered the largest family in Lepidoptera for a long time, but after regrouping Lymantriinae, Catocalinae and Calpinae within the family Erebidae, the latter holds this title now. Currently, Noctuidae is the second largest family in Noctuoidea, with about 1,089 genera and 11,772 species. However, this classification is still contingent, as more changes continue to appear between Noctuidae and Erebidae.

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Description

Its eyes are naked. Palpi obliquely porrect (extending forward), reaching beyond the frons, where the second joint is heavily hairy. Antennae fasciculated (bundled). Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Abdomen is long. Tibia without spines. Forewings broad and rounded. Vein 3 from long before end of cell. Hindwings with veins 6 and 7 on a short stalk, vein 8 running close along vein 7 to middle of cell. [2]

Species

Sphetta apicalis is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in Sri Lanka.

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References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Sphetta Walker, 1865". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  2. ↑ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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