Oeonistis
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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: | Lithosiina |
| Genus: | Oeonistis Hübner, [1819] |
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Oeonistis is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. They are found in India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Borneo and other minor Oceania islands.
Description
Palpi porrect, the second joint fringed with hair. Antennae of male bipectinated, with short branches and with a bristle from the end. Fore wing very long and narrow. Vein 3 from before angle of cell. Veins 4 and 5 from angle, vein 6 from upper angle and veins 7 to 9 stalked. Areole absent. Hind wing with veins 4 and 5 stalked. Veins 6 and 7 on a short stalk and vein 8 from middle of cell.[1]
Species
- Oeonistis altica (Linnaeus, 1768)[2]
- Oeonistis bicolora Bethune-Baker, 1904
- Oeonistis bistrigata Rothschild, 1912
- Oeonistis delia Fabricius, 1787
- Oeonistis entella Cramer, 1779
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Oeonistis altica (Linnaeus, 1768) http://indonesia.observado.org