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Doloessa

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Pyralidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Rank
  
Genus

Similar
  
Lamoria, Orthaga, Nephopterix

Doloessa is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Zeller in 1848, and is known from India, Australia, New Guinea, Japan, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, and China.

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Description

Veins 8,9 given off at intervals from vein 7. Male with a fascia of black scales on ventral side of fore wings in an beyond cell, and a similar subcostal fascia on dorsal side of hind wings.

Species

  • Doloessa constellata Hampson, 1898
  • Doloessa hilaropis (Meyrick, 1897
  • Doloessa ochrociliella (Ragonot, 1893)
  • Doloessa viridis Zeller, 1848
  • References

    Doloessa Wikipedia