Pelochyta
Pelochyta atra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Subtribe: Phaegopterina
Genus: Pelochyta
Hübner, [1819]
Synonyms
  • Sontia Walker, 1856

Pelochyta is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819. They are found in Africa, as well as throughout India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Australia, and New Britain.

Description

Its palpi are correctly upturned and slender. Its antennae are nearly simple. The forewing has an arched costa. The outer margin is obliquely curved. Veins 3 to 5 from angle of cell. Vein 6 from below upper angle. Veins 7 to 9 are stalked. Vein 10 from cell. Hindwings have an anal angle. Its outer margin is nearly straight. Its apex is slightly acute.[1]

Species

Former species

References

Notes
  1. Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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