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Niaccaba

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Noctuidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Rank
  
Genus

Niaccaba is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.

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Description

Palpi sickle-shaped, and reaching above vertex of head, with minute third joint. Antennae of male ciliated. Fore wings with acute apex. The outer margin excurved at vein 4, then very oblique to outer angle. Veins 3,4 stalked and vein 6 from below angle of cell. Vein 7 arise from angle and veins 8,9 stalked from before angle. Veins 10 absent. Hind wings with excised outer margin between veins 6 and 4. Veins 3,4 stalked and vein 5 arise from near middle of discocellulars. Veins 6,7 from upper angle of cell.

Species

  • Niaccaba sumptualis Walker, 1865
  • References

    Niaccaba Wikipedia