''Chiretolpis'' is a

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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 in 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 ...

Description

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.

Species

* '' 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

External links

* Nudariina Moth genera {{Nudariina-stub