Cacyparis
| Cacyparis | |
|---|---|
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| 16. Cacyparis elegans, f. p. 462. Solomons. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Nolidae |
| Genus: | Cacyparis Walker, [1863] |
Cacyparis is a moth genus in the family Nolidae found in throughout India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea and Australia.
Description
Palpi upturned where third joint very long, slender and knobbed at end. Antennae fasciculate in male. Fore wings are broad with acute apex. Veins 3 to 5 from near angle of cell, vein 6 from upper angle and vein 9 arising from vein 10 and anastomosing with vein 8 to form areole. Hind wings with veins 3 and 4 from angle of cell, vein 5 above the angle, veins 6 and 7 from upper angle and vein 8 from before middle of cell.[1]
Species
- Cacyparis atrotumens Walker 1865
- Cacyparis brevipennis Warren 1916
- Cacyparis ceira Swinhoe 1901
- Cacyparis cylcops Hampson 1905
- Cacyparis elegans Butler 1887
- Cacyparis hylaria Cramer 1779
- Cacyparis insolitata Walker 1862
- Cacyparis melanolitha Turner 1909
- Cacyparis punctigera Linnaeus 1758
- Cacyparis rectilineata Warren 1916
- Cacyparis tenuipalpis Snellen 1880
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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