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Euplexia

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Euplexia
Euplexia borbonica
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Euplexia

Stephens, 1829
Synonyms
  • Berhaea Walker, 1858
  • Epa Bethune-Baker, 1906

Euplexia is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.

Description

Eyes naked with or without eye lashes. Proboscis well developed. Palpi upturned, second joint not reaching vertex of head and fringed with hair. Whereas third joint is prominent. Thorax with a slight tuft of outspreading hair behind the collar and paired tufts on metathorax. Abdomen with dorsal tufts on proximal segments and tibia spineless. Fore wings with crenulate cilia.[1]

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References

  1. ^ Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-ii". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.