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Westermannia

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Westermannia
Westermannia elliptica
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Westermannia

Hübner, 1821
Synonyms

Miaromima Meyrick, 1889

Westermannia is a genus of moths of the Nolidae family.

Description

Palpi slender and closely appressed to the frons, where the third joint naked and reaching just above vertex of head. Antennae of male almost simple. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Tibia hairless and spineless. Fore wings with nearly rectangular apex. Hind wings with vein 5 from below center of discocellulars.[1]

Species

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.