Diduga

Diduga
A species from the Western Ghats
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Diduga
Moore, 1877[1]
Synonyms
  • Androstigma Hampson, 1893

Diduga is a genus of moths in the Arctiidae family.

Description

Palpi slender and obliquely porrect. Tibia with long spurs. Fore wings with vein 3 arise from before angle of cell. Veins 4 and 5 from angle, vein 6 from upper angle and veins 7 and 8 are stalked. Hind wings with vein 4 from angle of cell, vein 5 from above angle, vein 3 absent and veins 6 and 7 are stalked. Fore wings of male possess a costal fold acting like the retinaculum.[2]

Species

References

  1. Diduga 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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