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Similar Hyblaea puera, Hyblaeidae, Butterflies and moths, Paliga, Thyrididae | ||
Megara hyblaea
Hyblaea is a moth genus of the Hyblaeidae family.
Contents
Megara hyblaea 2009
Description
Head very small. Palpi porrect and rostriform. Antennae minutely ciliated in male. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Tibia clothed with long hairs and spineless. Fore wings with costa arched near base, with lobed inner margin. The cell open. Veins 6 to 9 arise from close to angle of cell. Hind wings with open cell. Vein 8 anastomosing with vein 7 to near middle of cell.
Taxonomy
The genus consists of the following species:
References
Hyblaea Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA