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Utriculofera

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Arctiidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Rank
  
Genus

Utriculofera is a genus of moths in the family Arctiidae.

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Description

Palpi porrect and reaching beyond the frontal tuft. Antennae of male with a very hollowed-out vesicle after the basal joint, with ciliated terminal. Abdomen has a pair of lateral long hair tufts arise from the third segment. Tibia with long spurs. Fore wings with arched costa from near the base. The outer margin straight. Male has a basal fold containing tufts of hair in the inner margin. Vein 3 from before angle of cell, veins 4 and 5 from close to angle and vein 6 from below upper angle. Veins 7 to 9 stalked. Hind wings with vein 4 from angle of cell, vein 5 from above angle and vein 3 absent. Veins 6 and 7 stalked and vein 8 arise near end of cell.

Species

  • Utriculofera aplaga Hampson, 1900
  • Utriculofera fuscapex Hampson, 1893
  • Utriculofera leucogrammus Rothschild, 1916
  • Utriculofera macroplaga Hampson, 1900
  • Utriculofera muricolor Rothschild, 1913
  • Utriculofera utricularia Rothschild, 1912
  • Utriculofera variegata Rothschild, 1912
  • Former species

  • Utriculofera tetrastigmata Rothschild, 1916
  • References

    Utriculofera Wikipedia