Kingdom Animalia Order Lepidoptera Scientific name Euplexia Rank Genus | Phylum Arthropoda Family Noctuidae Higher classification Caradrinini | |
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Similar Small angle shades, Noctuidae, Butterflies and moths, Hoplodrina, Phlogophora | ||
Euplexia is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.
Description
Eyes naked with or without eye lashes. Proboscis well developed. Palpi upturned, second joint not reaching vertex of head and fringed with hair. Whereas third joint is prominent. Thorax with a slight tuft of outspreading hair behind the collar and paired tufts on metathorax. Abdomen with dorsal tufts on proximal segments and tibia spineless. Fore wings with crenulate cilia.
References
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