Chiretolpis
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| Chiretolpis bicolorata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Subtribe: | Nudariina |
| Genus: | Chiretolpis Watson, 1980[1] |
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Chiretolpis is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae.
Description[edit]
Palpi very minute. Antennae ciliated in both sexes, but long in male than female. Abdomen of female with a large anal tuft. Wings covered with hair like scales. Forewings long, apex produced and rounded. Outer margin very oblique. Veins 7 to 9 stalked and vein 11 anastomosing with vein 12. Hindwings with vein 3 arise from before angle of cell, vein 5 from above angle, veins 6 and 7 stalked and vein 8 from beyond middle of cell.[2]
Species[edit]
- Chiretolpis atrifulva
- Chiretolpis bicolorata (Pagenstecher, 1900)
- Chiretolpis elongata
- Chiretolpis erubescens
- Chiretolpis melanoxantha
- Chiretolpis ochracea
- Chiretolpis rhodia
- Chiretolpis signata
- Chiretolpis sinapis
- Chiretolpis unicolor
- Chiretolpis woodlarkiana
- Chiretolpis xanthomelas
References[edit]
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Chiretolpis Watson, Fletcher & Nye, 1980". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
- ^ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
External links[edit]
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- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.