Kingdom Animalia Family Uraniidae Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths | Class Insecta Subfamily Epipleminae Rank Genus | |
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Similar Epipleminae, Dysaethria, Butterflies and moths, Epiplema, Phazaca leucocera | ||
Phazaca species moth video
Phazaca is a genus of moths in the Uraniidae family.
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Phazaca species moth video
Description
Palpi upturned, reaching vertex of head. Antennae thickened and flattened in male. Fore wings broad. The outer margin evenly curved. Vein 5 from below the upper angle of cell and veins 6,7 and 8,9 stalked. vein 10 from cell. Hind wings usually with the outer margin produced to points at veins 4 and 7, slightly developed in male. Vein 5 from the middle of discocellulars. Veins 6 and 7 from angle of cell or shortly stalked. Male with a fold on inner area containing a tuft of long hair, veins 1b and 2 being distorted. Wings held more or less apart in repose.
Species
References
Phazaca Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA