Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Superfamily Noctuoidea Rank Genus | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Family Erebidae | |
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Pelochyta is a genus of arctiine tussock moths in the Erebidae family. They are distributed in Africa, throughout India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Australia and New Britain.
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Description
Palpi porrectly upturned and slender. Antennae nearly simple. Fore wing with the costa arched. The outer margin and obliquely curved. Veins 3 to 5 from angle of cell. Vein 6 from below upper angle. Veins 7 to 9 are stalked. Vein 10 from cell. Hind wings with the anal angle slightly produced. Outer margin nearly straight. Apex slightly acute. Veins 3 to 5 from close to angle of cell. Veins 6 and 7 from upper angle. Vein 8 from near end of cell.
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