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Negeta

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Negeta
Negeta contrariata
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Negeta

Walker, 1862
Synonyms
  • Doranaga

Negeta is a genus of moths of the family Nolidae first described by Francis Walker in 1862.

Description

Palpi reaching just above vertex of head and very slender. Thorax smoothly scaled. Abdomen with dorsal tuft at base. Tibia not hairy. Forewings short and broad, with arched costa and inner margin. Outer margin angled. Veins 8,9,10 stalked. Hindwings with vein 5 from near lower angle of cell.[1]

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References

  1. ^ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.