Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Noctuidae | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Rank Genus | |
Similar Ophiusa, Mocis, Anticarsia, Anomis, Catocalinae | ||
Thermesia is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.
Description
Palpi obliquely upturned, where the second joint reaching vertex of head. A sharp frontal tuft present. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Tibia spineless and moderately hairy. Fore wings with highly arched costa before apex, which is acute. Larva with four pairs of abdominal prolegs.
References
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