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Maliattha
M. synochitis
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Maliattha

Walker, 1863 [1]
Type species
Maliattha separata
Walker, 1863 [2]
Synonyms
  • Hyelopsis Hampson, 1894
  • Proschora Turner, 1945

Maliattha is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.

Description

Palpi upturned, reaching above vertex of head, where the second joint clothed with long hair below, and third joint prominent. Antennae minutely ciliated in male. Thorax roughly scaled but tuftless. Abdomen with strong dorsal tufts, and shorter than the hind wings. Fore wings narrow. Hind wings with veins 3 and 4 stalked. Legs naked. Larva with four pairs of abdominal prolegs.[3]

Species

References

  1. ^ Maliattha at Butterflies and Moths of the World, Natural History Museum
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Maliattha​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  3. ^ 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.