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Beara (moth)

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nolidae

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Subfamily
  
Chloephorinae

Beara is a genus of moths of the Nolidae family.

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Description

Palpi upturned, reaching above vertex of head, and third joint rather long. Antennae minutely ciliated in male. Fore wings with arched costa, acute apex and excurved outer margin. Vein 8 anastomosing with vein 9 and 10 to form very minute areole. Hind wings with stalked veins 3 and 4.

Species

  • Beara achromatica Hampson, 1918
  • Beara cornuta Holloway, 1982
  • Beara dichromella Walker, 1866
  • Beara falcata Holloway, 1982
  • Beara nubiferella Walker, 1866
  • Beara simplex Warren, 1912
  • Beara tortriciformis (Strand, 1917)

    • References

    Beara (moth) Wikipedia
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