''Britha'' 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 ...
first described by
Francis Walker in 1866.
Description
Palpi long and obliquely porrect (extending forward), where the second and third joints fringed with very long hair above. Antennae bipectinate (comb like on both sides) in male, with long spines from end of branches. Abdomen with dorsal tufts on the first two segments. Forewings of male with a large smooth patch occupying the inner area on underside, with a tuft of long hairs on vein 1. Hindwings with much arched costa and a large smooth patch on upperside. Veins 3, 4 and 6, 7 stalked. Vein 5 from near lower angle of cell.
Species
In alphabetical order:
*''
Britha biguttata''
Walker, 866
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Year 866 ( DCCCLXVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
* April 21 – Bardas, the regent of the Byzantine Empire, is murdered by Basil the Macedonian at Miletu ...
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*'' Britha bilineata'' (Wileman, 1915)
*'' Britha brithodes'' Fletcher, 1961
*'' Britha inambitiosa'' (Leech, 1900)
*'' Britha luzonica'' (Wileman & West, 1930)
*'' Britha pactalis'' (Walker, 859
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Year 859 ( DCCCLIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
* January 15 – Battle of St. Quentin: Frankish forces, led by Humfrid, defeat King Louis the German at Saint ...
*'' Britha robinsoni'' (Rothschild, 1920)
References
Hypeninae
Noctuoidea genera
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