Holocraspedon
| Holocraspedon | |
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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: | Holocraspedon Hampson, 1893[1] |
Holocraspedon is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae first described by George Hampson in 1893.
Description
Palpi porrect (extending forward) and reaching beyond the frons. Antennae ciliated in male. Forewings with veins 4 and 5 from angle of cell. Vein 6 from below upper angle. Veins 7, 8 and 9, 10 stalked. Hindwings with veins 4 and 5 from angle of cell. Veins 6 and 7 stalked whereas vein 8 from near end of cell.[2]
Species
- Holocraspedon bilineata (Hampson, 1901)
- Holocraspedon erkunin (Pagenstecher, 1886)
- Holocraspedon flava (van Eecke, 1927)
- Holocraspedon mediopuncta (Rothschild, 1913)
- Holocraspedon nigropunctum Hampson, 1893
- Holocraspedon parallelum (Semper, 1899)
- Holocraspedon vaneeckei Holloway, 2001
Former species
- Holocraspedon hypopolius (Rothschild, 1916)
References
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Holocraspedon Hampson, 1893". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
- ^ 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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External links
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.