Scaptesyle

Scaptesyle
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Scaptesyle
Walker, 1854
Synonyms
  • Chiriphe Walker, [1863]

Scaptesyle is a genus of moths in the family Arctiidae.

Description

Palpi upturned reaching vertex of head. Antennae of male minutely ciliated. Tibia with long spurs. Fore wings with stalked veins 4 and 5, vein 6 from below angle of cell and stalked veins 7,8 and 9. Hind wings with stalked veins 3,4 and 6,7. Vein 5 from above angle of cell and vein 8 from middle of cell.[1]

Species

Former species

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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