Belippa

Belippa
Belippa thoracica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Limacodidae
Genus: Belippa
Walker, 1865

Belippa is a genus of moths in the family Limacodidae.[1]

Description

Antennae with proximal one-third is bipectinated in males, whereas ciliated in females. Palpi reaching vertex of head. Hind tibia with two pairs of spurs. Fore wing with vein 7,8 and 9 stalked. Hind wing with veins 6 and 7 from the cell.[2]

Species

References

  1. www.nhm.ac.uk
  2. 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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