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Tinolius

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Tinolius
Tinolius eburneigutta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Tinoliinae
Genus: Tinolius
Walker, 1855

Tinolius is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1855.

Description

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Palpi obliquely porrect (extending forward) and hairy. Antennae bipectinated (comb like on both sides) in male and ciliated in female. Thorax tuftless. Abdomen with dorsal tufts. Forewings with vein 10 runs from beyond the end of areole. Larva with two pairs of abdominal prolegs.[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.