Cispia
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Tribe: | Lymantriini |
| Genus: | Cispia Walker, 1855 |
Cispia is a genus of tussock moths in the Erebidae family. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. They are found in India, Bhutan, and Sri Lanka.
Description
Palpi porrect (projecting forward) where the second joint is long and hairy and third joint minute. Some have minute palpi though. Antennae bipectinate (comb like on both sides) in both sexes with long branches. Forewings with vein 3 to 5 from close to angle of cell. Vein 6 from upper angle. Veins 7 to 10 are stalked, where vein 10 being given off from nearer the cell or from the same point as vein 7. Hindwings with vein 3 from before angle and vein 5 from above it.[1]
Species
The following species are included in the genus:[2]
- Cispia alba Moore, 1879
- Cispia charma Swinhoe, 1899
- Cispia dipyrena Collenette, 1947
- Cispia fasciata Semper, 1899
- Cispia grisea Semper, 1899
- Cispia joiceyi Collenette, 1930
- Cispia ochrophaea Collenette, 1932
- Cispia polygramma Collenette, 1951
- Cispia punctifascia Walker, 1855
- Cispia venosa Walker, 1862
References
- ^ Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths. Vol. I. Taylor & Francis. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ "Cispia". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- Lymantriidae genus list at Butterflies and Moths of the World of the Natural History Museum
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