Polytela

Polytela
Polytela gloriosae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Glottulinae
Genus: Polytela
Guenée, 1852

Polytela is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family. Species are confined to India, Sri Lanka, and Java.

Description

Eyes hairy. Proboscis well developed. Palpi porrect and roughly scaled, where the third joint short. Antennae very simple. Thorax and abdomen without tufts and tibia without spines.[1]

Species

Polytela gloriosae caterpillar (India)

References

  1. 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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