Chiretolpis

Chiretolpis
Chiretolpis bicolorata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Chiretolpis
Watson, 1980[1]
Synonyms
  • Tricholepis Hampson, 1891
  • Trichocerosia Hampson, 1900

Chiretolpis is a genus of moths in the Arctiidae family.

Description

Palpi very minute. Antennae ciliated in both sexes, but long in male than female. Abdomen of female with a large anal tuft. Wings covered with hair like scales. Fore wings long, apex produced and rounded. Outer margin very oblique. Veins 7 to 9 stalked and vein 11 anastomosing with vein 12. Hind wings with vein 3 arise from before angle of cell, vein 5 from above angle, veins 6 and 7 stalked and vein 8 from beyond middle of cell.[2]

Species

References

  1. Chiretolpis at funet
  2. 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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