Pseudoblabes
| Pseudoblabes | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | |
| Family: | |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Pseudoblabes |
Pseudoblabes is a genus of
Arctiinae first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller
in 1853.
Description
Palpi slight and porrect (extending forward). Antennae of male ciliated. Tibia with long spurs. Forewings broad and costa highly arched. Vein 3 arise from close to angle of cell, vein 5 absent. Vein 6 from below upper angle. Vein 7 to 9 stalked and vein 10 absent. Hindwings of male possess a patch of modified scales on the costal vein. Apex excised and veins 3 and 5 absent. Female also absent vein 3. Vein 5 from above angle of cell. Veins 6 and 7 stalked, and vein 8 from middle of cell which is closed. Forewings with a large costal fold in male and small in female.[2]
Species
- Pseudoblabes oophora Zeller, 1853
- Pseudoblabes pseudoblabia (Hampson, 1918)
References
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Pseudoblabes Zeller, 1853". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
- ^ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.