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Pseudoblabes

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Arctiidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Rank
  
Genus

Pseudoblabes is a genus of moths in the family Arctiidae.

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Description

Palpi slight and porrect. Antennae of male ciliated. Tibia with long spurs. Fore wings broad and costa highly arched. Vein 3 arise from close to angle of cell, vein 5 absent. Vein 6 from below upper angle. Vein 7 to 9 stalked and vein 10 absent. Hind wings of male possess a patch of modified scales on the costal vein. Apex excised and veins 3 and 5 absent. Female also absent vein 3. Vein 5 from above angle of cell. Veins 6 and 7 stalked, and vein 8 from middle of cell which is closed. Fore wings with a large costal fold in male and small in female.

Species

  • Pseudoblabes oophora Zeller, 1853
  • Pseudoblabes pseudolabia (Hampson, 1918)
  • References

    Pseudoblabes Wikipedia