Pseudoblabes
| Pseudoblabes | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Arctiidae |
| Genus: | Pseudoblabes Zeller, 1853[1] |
Pseudoblabes is a genus of moths in the family Arctiidae.
Description
Palpi slight and porrect. Antennae of male ciliated. Tibia with long spurs. Fore wings broad and costa highly arched. Vein 3 arise from close to angle of cell, vein 5 absent. Vein 6 from below upper angle. Vein 7 to 9 stalked and vein 10 absent. Hind wings of male possess a patch of modified scales on the costal vein. Apex excised and veins 3 and 5 absent. Female also absent vein 3. Vein 5 from above angle of cell. Veins 6 and 7 stalked, and vein 8 from middle of cell which is closed. Fore wings with a large costal fold in male and small in female.[2]
Species
- Pseudoblabes oophora Zeller, 1853
- Pseudoblabes pseudolabia (Hampson, 1918)
References
- ↑ Pseudoblabes at funet
- ↑ 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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