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Fodina

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Fodina
Fodina contigua
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Calpinae
Genus: Fodina
Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1852
Synonyms
  • Anocala Scott, 1891

Fodina is a genus of noctuoid moths in the family Erebidae erected by Achille Guenée in 1852.

Description

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Palpi upturned, with second joint reaching vertex of head, and long third joint. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Tibia spineless, and not hairy in males. Forewings with quadrate apex.[1]

Species

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References

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  1. ^ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.