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'''''Utriculofera''''' is a genus of moths in the family [[Arctiidae]]. |
'''''Utriculofera''''' is a genus of moths in the family [[Arctiidae]]. |
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==Description== |
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Palpi porrect and reaching beyond the frontal tuft. Antennae of male with a very hollowed-out vesicle after the basal joint, with ciliated terminal. Abdomen has a pair of lateral long hair tufts arise from the third segment. Tibia with long spurs. Fore wings with arched costa from near the base. The outer margin straight. Male has a basal fold containing tufts of hair in the inner margin. Vein 3 from before angle of cell, veins 4 and 5 from close to angle and vein 6 from below upper angle. Veins 7 to 9 stalked. Hind wings with vein 4 from angle of cell, vein 5 from above angle and vein 3 absent. Veins 6 and 7 stalked and vein 8 arise near end of cell.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2015/207319 | title=The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-ii | publisher=Digital Library of India | date=1892 | accessdate=4 July 2016 | author=Hampson G. F. | pages=558}}</ref> |
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==Species== |
==Species== |
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Utriculofera is a genus of moths in the family Arctiidae.
Description
Palpi porrect and reaching beyond the frontal tuft. Antennae of male with a very hollowed-out vesicle after the basal joint, with ciliated terminal. Abdomen has a pair of lateral long hair tufts arise from the third segment. Tibia with long spurs. Fore wings with arched costa from near the base. The outer margin straight. Male has a basal fold containing tufts of hair in the inner margin. Vein 3 from before angle of cell, veins 4 and 5 from close to angle and vein 6 from below upper angle. Veins 7 to 9 stalked. Hind wings with vein 4 from angle of cell, vein 5 from above angle and vein 3 absent. Veins 6 and 7 stalked and vein 8 arise near end of cell.[1]
Species
- Utriculofera aplaga Hampson, 1900
- Utriculofera fuscapex Hampson, 1893
- Utriculofera leucogrammus Rothschild, 1916
- Utriculofera macroplaga Hampson, 1900
- Utriculofera muricolor Rothschild, 1913
- Utriculofera utricularia Rothschild, 1912
- Utriculofera variegata Rothschild, 1912
Former species
- Utriculofera tetrastigmata Rothschild, 1916
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.