Machairophora
For the genus of beetle, see Machairophora (beetle).
| Machairophora | |
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| Machairophora fumigata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Machairophora Hampson, 1893 |
| Type species | |
| Machairophora fulvipuncta Hampson, 1893 | |
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Machairophora is a genus of moth in the family Arctiidae. Two species included, which found from Sri Lanka and Papua New Guinea only.
Description
In male, antennae bipectinate with short branches. Fore tibia with a short curved spine. Mid and hind tibia with long terminal spur pairs. Wings are covered with scales and hair. In fore wings, veins 7 to 9 stalked, vein 11 arising from vein 10, then anastomosing with vein 12. Hind wings with stalked veins 3 and 4, where the veins 6 and 7 on a very long stalk. Vein 8 from near end of cell.[1]
Species
- Machairophora fulvipuncta Hampson, 1893 (Sri Lanka)
- Machairophora fumigata Pagenstecher, 1900 (Papua New Guinea)
References
- ↑ 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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