Lygniodes

Lygniodes
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Tribe:	Erebini
Genus:	Lygniodes; Guenée, 1852
Synonyms
	Agonista Rogenhofer, 1874;

Lygniodes is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. The genus is restricted to the Oriental tropics, east to Sulawesi and the Moluccas.

Description

Palpi with second joint reaching vertex of head, and third joint moderate length. Antennae simple. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Mid tibia spined and hind tibia slightly hairy. Forewings with arched costa, slightly produced and acute apex. Hindwings with very short cell. Vein 5 arise from near lower angle and vein 6 much curved.^[2]

Species

Former species

Lygniodes maurus Butler, 1892

References

^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Lygniodes Guenee 1852". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on December 4, 2018. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
^ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

External links

Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Noctuidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Lygniodes Guenée". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved January 20, 2019.

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[1] Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Lygniodes Guenee 1852". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on December 4, 2018. Retrieved January 20, 2019.

[2] 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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