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Lygniodes

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Family
  
Erebidae

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Superfamily
  
Noctuoidea

Tribe
  
Erebini

Lower classifications
  
Lygniodes ciliata, Lygniodes hypoleuca

Lygniodes is a genus of moths in the Erebidae family. The genus is restricted to the Oriental tropics, east to Sulawesi and the Moluccas.

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Description

Palpi with second joint reaching vertex of head, and third joint moderate length. Antennae simple. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Mid tibia spined and hind tibia slightly hairy. Fore wings with arched costa, slightly produced and acute apex. Hind wings with very short cell. Vein 5 arise from near lower angle anf vein 6 much curved.

Species

  • Lygniodes ciliata
  • Lygniodes endoleucus
  • Lygniodes hypoleuca
  • Lygniodes hypopyrrha Strand, 1913
  • Lygniodes morio Semper, 1900
  • Lygniodes ochrifera Felder, 1874
  • Lygniodes plateni
  • Lygniodes proutae Hulstaert, 1924
  • Lygniodes schoenbergi
  • Lygniodes vampyrus

    • Former species

  • Lygniodes maurus Butler, 1892

    • References

    Lygniodes Wikipedia
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