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Anoratha (moth)

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Erebidae

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Subfamily
  
Hypeninae

Anoratha is a genus of moths of the Erebidae family.

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Description

Palpi porrect, with extremely long second joint with a downward curve, its upperside fringed with scales. Third joint long and depressed. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Abdomen very long in male. Fore wings with costa arched towards apex, which is produced and acute, more so in the male than the female. The outer margin excurved at middle, especially in male. Hind wings with veins 3 and 4 on a short stalk. vein 5 from the middle of discocellulars. The outer margin excised towards anal angle in male.

Species

  • Anoratha albitibita Wileman & West, 1930
  • Anoratha costalis Moore, 1867
  • Anoratha nabalua Holloway, 1976
  • Anoratha paritalis (Walker, 1859)
  • Anoratha sinuosa Wileman & South, 1916

    • References

    Anoratha (moth) Wikipedia
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