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Hydrillodes

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Hydrillodes
Hydrillodes uliginosalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Herminiinae
Genus: Hydrillodes
Guenée, 1854
Synonyms
  • Olybama Walker, 1859
  • Echana Walker, 1859
  • Bibacta Moore, 1882
  • Ragana Swinhoe, 1900
  • Cellacrinata Bethune-Baker, 1908

Hydrillodes is a genus of litter moths of the family Erebidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1854. Its validity is somewhat disputed.

Description

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Palpi long and sickle shaped. Second joint curved over the head and third joint long. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Forewings with rounded apex usually. The outer margin evenly curved with short cell. Veins 4 and stalked. Hardly a trace of the discocellulars found. Vein 6 from upper angle of cell and veins 7 to 10 stalked. Hindwings with short cell. Vein 3 and 4 stalked. Vein 5 from lower angle of cell and vein 6 and 7 stalked.[1]

Species

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Species of the genus include:[2]

Notes

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  1. ^ Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Vol. Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Hydrillodes Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1854". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Archived from the original on July 20, 2019. Retrieved July 31, 2018.

References

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