Estigena
| Estigena | |
|---|---|
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| Estigena africana | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lasiocampidae |
| Genus: | Estigena (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Estigena is a genus of Moth in the family Lasiocampidae.[1][2][3] It is found throughout India, Sri Lanka, Middle East, Myanmar and Java.
Description
Palpi very long and slender, varying somewhat in length. Antennae with short branches. Legs with very minute spurs. Fore wings are long and narrow, outer margin very obliquely rounded. Veins 6,7 and 8 stalked. Stalk of veins 9 and 10 are long. Hind wings produced and oval in shape. Veins 3,4 and 5 stalked, whereas vein 8 curved and met by a bar from vein 7. Accessory costal veinlets are numerous and prominent.[4]
Species
- Estigena africana
- Estigena caesarea
- Estigena encausta
- Estigena koniensis
- Estigena leopoldi
- Estigena minima
- Estigena pardale
- Estigena pelengata
- Estigena philippinensis
- Estigena prionophora
- Estigena silvestris
- Estigena wilemani
- Estigena xenapates
References
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 18, 2010. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
- ↑
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 27, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
- ↑ Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-i". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
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