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Chiretolpis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Arctiidae

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Subfamily
  
Arctiinae

Chiretolpis

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Chiretolpis is a genus of moths in the Arctiidae family.

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Description

Palpi very minute. Antennae ciliated in both sexes, but long in male than female. Abdomen of female with a large anal tuft. Wings covered with hair like scales. Fore wings long, apex produced and rounded. Outer margin very oblique. Veins 7 to 9 stalked and vein 11 anastomosing with vein 12. Hind wings with vein 3 arise from before angle of cell, vein 5 from above angle, veins 6 and 7 stalked and vein 8 from beyond middle of cell.

Species

  • Chiretolpis atrifulva
  • Chiretolpis bicolorata (Pagenstecher, 1900)
  • Chiretolpis elongata
  • Chiretolpis erubescens
  • Chiretolpis melanoxantha
  • Chiretolpis ochracea
  • Chiretolpis rhodia
  • Chiretolpis signata
  • Chiretolpis sinapis
  • Chiretolpis unicolor
  • Chiretolpis woodlarkiana
  • Chiretolpis xanthomelas

    • References

    Chiretolpis Wikipedia
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