Lygniodes

Lygniodes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Tribe: Erebini
Genus: Lygniodes
Guenée, 1852[1]
Synonyms
  • Agonista Rogenhofer, 1874

Lygniodes is a genus of moths in the Erebidae family. The genus is restricted to the Oriental tropics, east to Sulawesi and the Moluccas.

Description

Palpi with second joint reaching vertex of head, and third joint moderate length. Antennae simple. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Mid tibia spined and hind tibia slightly hairy. Fore wings with arched costa, slightly produced and acute apex. Hind wings with very short cell. Vein 5 arise from near lower angle anf vein 6 much curved.[2]

Species

Former species

References

  1. taxapad.com
  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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