Corythurus
| Corythurus | |
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| C. nocturnus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Subfamily: | Hadeninae |
| Genus: | Corythurus Hampson, 1893 |
Corythurus is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.
Description
Sexes sexually dimorphic. In male, eyes naked and without lashes. Palpi slender, curved and extending backwards over vertex of head, where the third joint buried in very long hair from end of the second joint. Antennae almost simple. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Abdomen with immensely developed tubular anal tuft, and tibia spineless. Fore wings with round apex, and cilia non-crenulate.[1]
Female has far apart palpi and are naked, Third joint upturned and long. Abdomen lack anal tuft.
Species
- Corythurus nocturnus Hampson, 1893
- Corythurus socia Joannis, 1928
References
- ↑ 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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