Aemene
| Aemene | |
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| Aemene altaica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Subtribe: | Cisthenina |
| Genus: | Aemene Walker, 1854 |
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Aemene is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1854. They are found in Japan, throughout India and Sri Lanka.
Description
Palpi porrect (extending forward), reaching beyond the frons. Antennae serrate in male and ciliated in female. Forewings short. Vein 3 from before angle of cell. Vein 4 and 5 from close to angle. Vein 6 from below upper angle. Veins 7 to 9 stalked. Hindwings with veins 4 and 5 from close to the angle and vein 3 absent. Vein 6 and 7 stalked and vein 8 from middle of cell.[1]
Species
- Aemene altaica (Lederer, 1855)
- Aemene amnaea Swinhoe, 1894
- Aemene clarimaculata Holloway, 2001
- Aemene fumosa Černý, 2009
- Aemene hortensis Černý, 2009
- Aemene maculata (Poujade, 1886)
- Aemene maculifascia Moore, 1878
- Aemene marginipuncta (Talbot, 1926)
- Aemene mesozonata Hampson, 1898
- Aemene micromesozona Holloway, 2001
- Aemene monastyrskii Dubatolov & Bucsek, 2013
- Aemene pseudonigra Holloway, 2001
- Aemene punctatissima Poujade, 1886
- Aemene punctigera Leech, 1899
- Aemene taprobanis Walker, 1854
- Aemene taeniata Fixsen, 1887
References
- ^ 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.