Hyperlopha

Hyperlopha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Hyperlopha
Hampson, 1895

Hyperlopha is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.

Description

Palpi with second joint reaching above vertex of head. Third joint long and naked. Antennae with long cilia and bristles in male. Thorax with a high sharp tuft found behind collar. Abdomen smoothly scaled. Tibia slightly hairy. Fore wings with arched costa. Apex acute and produced. Hind wings with rounded outer margin. Vein 5 from near middle of discocellulars.[1]

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References

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


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