Holocraspedon

Holocraspedon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Holocraspedon
Hampson, 1893[1]

Holocraspedon is a genus of moths in the family Arctiidae.

Description

Palpi porrect and reaching beyond the frons. Antennae ciliated in male. Fore wings with veins 4 and 5 from angle of cell. Vein 6 from below upper angle. Veins 7,8 and 9,10 stalked. Hind wings with veins 4 and 5 from angle of cell. Veins 6 and 7 stalked whereas vein 8 from near end of cell.[2]

Species

Former species

References

  1. Holocraspedon at funet
  2. Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-ii". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
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