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Eublemma

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Eublemma
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Boletobiinae
Genus: Eublemma
Hübner, 1829
Synonyms[1]
  • Anthophila Ochsenheimer, 1816
  • Porphyrinia Hübner, [1821]
  • Eromene Hübner, [1821]
  • Trothisa Hübner, [1821]
  • Ecthetis Hübner, [1823]
  • Heliomanes Sodoffsky, 1837
  • Micra Guenée, 1841
  • Thalpochares Lederer, 1853
  • Silda Walker, 1863
  • Thalomicra Spuler, 1907
  • Coccidiphaga Spuler, 1907
  • Zonesthiousa Thierry-Mieg, 1907
  • Polyorycta Warren, 1911
  • Microxestis Hampson, 1912
  • Gyophora Warren, 1913
  • Homodina Hampson, 1926
  • Eupsoropsis Berio, 1969
  • Eumicremma Berio, 1954
  • Glossodice Berio, 1991
  • Roseoblemma Beck, 1996
  • Panoblemma Beck, 1996
  • Parvablemma Beck, 1996

Eublemma is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1829.

Taxonomy

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The genus has previously been classified in the subfamily Eublemminae within Erebidae or in the subfamily Eustrotiinae of the family Noctuidae.[2][3]

Description

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Its palpi are upturned and reach just above the vertex of the head, and have a short third joint. The antennae are minutely ciliated in the male. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Legs short, tibia moderately hairy. Forewings with somewhat produced and depressed apex. Veins 6 and 7 from angle of cell and veins 8 to 10 stalked from before angle. Hindwings with veins 3,4 and 6,7 from angles of cell. Larva with two pairs of abdominal prolegs.[4]

Species

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In alphabetical order:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Savela, Markku (May 9, 2020). "Eublemma Hübner, [1821]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  2. ^ Zahiri, Reza; et al. (2011). "Molecular phylogenetics of Erebidae (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea)". Systematic Entomology. 37: 102–124. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.2011.00607.x. S2CID 84249695.
  3. ^ Lafontaine, Donald; Schmidt, Christian (19 Mar 2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ZooKeys (40): 26. doi:10.3897/zookeys.40.414.
  4. ^ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Vol. Moths - Vol. II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  • Hacker, H.; Fibiger, M. (2006). "Updated list of Micronoctuidae, Noctuidae (s.l.), and Hyblaeidae species of Yemen, collected during three expeditions in 1996, 1998 and 2000, with comments and descriptions of species". Esperiana Buchreihe zur Entomologie. 12: 75–166.
  • Hampson (1910). Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum 10: 94, Pl. 151: 6.
  • Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Eublemma Hübner, 1821". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
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  • Media related to Eublemma at Wikimedia Commons
  • Data related to Eublemma at Wikispecies
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