Brevipecten

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Noctuidae		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Rank Genus
Similar Rhesala, Polydesma, Pericyma, Autoba, Oraesia

Brevipecten is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.

Description

Palpi slight and reaching vertex of head. Antennae of male bipectinated to three-fourths length with long branches. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Tibia with slight tufts of hair on outer side. Fore wings with rectangular apex. Inner margin nearly straight after the basal lobe. Veins 8 and 9 anastomosing to form areole. Hind wings with vein 5 from above angle of cell.

Species

Brevipecten captata (Butler, 1889)

Brevipecten clearchus Fawcett, 1916

Brevipecten consanguis Leech, 1900

Brevipecten cornuta Hampson, 1902

Brevipecten costiplaga Draudt, 1950

Brevipecten dufayi Viette, 1976

Brevipecten malagasy Viette, 1965

Brevipecten niloticus Wiltshire, 1977

Brevipecten purpureotincta Hampson, 1895

References

Brevipecten Wikipedia

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