''Adrapsa'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s of the family
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family (biology), family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwin ...
. It was erected by
Francis Walker in 1859.
Description
Palpi with second joint reaching above vertex of head. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Tibia slightly hairy. Forewings with somewhat acute apex. Hindwings with short cell. Veins 3 and 4 usually stalked with stalked vein 6 and 7. Vein 5 from near lower angle of cell.
Species
In alphabetical order:
References
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Herminiinae
Noctuoidea genera
Taxa named by Francis Walker (entomologist)
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