Plecoptera (moth)

Plecoptera
Plecoptera sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Anobinae
Genus: Plecoptera
Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1852
Synonyms
  • Biregula Saalmüller, 1891
  • Carteia Walker, 1863
  • Plecopteroides Strand, 1918

Plecoptera is a genus of moths of the Erebidae family.[1]

Description

Palpi slight and reaching vertex of head, where the third joint minute. Antennae of male with long cilia and bristles. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Tibia slightly hairy and spineless. Fore wings with nearly rectangular apex.[2]

Species

References

  1. afromoths
  2. Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-ii". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
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