Kingdom Animalia Family Erebidae Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths | Class Insecta Subfamily Erebinae Rank Genus | |
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Similar Sphingomorpha chlorea, Butterflies and moths, Trigonodes, Polydesma, Cyligramma | ||
Sphingomorpha is a genus of moths of the Erebidae family. Some species, such as Sphingomorpha chlorea, are notorious pests in orchards, and are known as fruitsucking or fruit-piercing moths.
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Description
Palpi upturned, where the second joint reaching vertex of head, smoothly scaled and somewhat thickened. Third joint long and very slender. Antennae of male with slight fasciculated cilia on underside. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Tibia hairy. Fore tibia clothed with tufts of immensely long hair in male. Fore wings long an narrow. Costa arched before the apex. Outer margin obliquely rounded, with crenulate cilia. Hind wings with outer margin excised from vein 2 to anal angle.
Species
Species include:
References
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