Britha
| Britha | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Britha Walker, [1866] |
Britha is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.
Description
Palpi long and obliquely porrect, where the second and third joints fringed with very long hair above. Antennae bipectinate in male, with long spines from end of branches. Abdomen with dorsal tufts on the first two segments. Fore wings of male with a large smooth patch occupying the inner area on underside, with a tuft of long hairs on vein 1. Hind wings with much arched costa and a large smooth patch on upperside. Veins 3,4 and 6,7 stalked. Vein 5 from near lower angle of cell.[1]
Species
- Britha biguttata Walker, [1866]
References
- ↑ 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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