Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Noctuidae Rank Genus | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Subfamily Arctiinae | |
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Machairophora is a genus of moth in the family Arctiidae. Two species included, which found from Sri Lanka and Papua New Guinea only.
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Description
In male, antennae bipectinate with short branches. Fore tibia with a short curved spine. Mid and hind tibia with long terminal spur pairs. Wings are covered with scales and hair. In fore wings, veins 7 to 9 stalked, vein 11 arising from vein 10, then anastomosing with vein 12. Hind wings with stalked veins 3 and 4, where the veins 6 and 7 on a very long stalk. Vein 8 from near end of cell.
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