''Lacera'' 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 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

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in 1852.

Description

Palpi with second joint reaching vertex of head and short third joint. Antennae of male minutely ciliated. Thorax and abdomen clothed with coarse hairy. Tibia very heavily tufted with hair. Forewings with arched apex and somewhat acute. The outer margin angled at center. Cilia crenulate. Hindwings with crenulate cilia. Margin produced to slight points at veins 4 and 6. Larva with four pairs of abdominal prolegs, where the first two pairs are aborted.

Species

* '' Lacera alope'' Cramer,

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Lacera apicirupta ''Lacera apicirupta'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Uganda. References

Moths described in 1965 Lacera {{Hulodini-stub ...

'' Carcasson, 1965 * '' Lacera asinuosa'' Holloway, 1979 * '' Lacera azatothi'' Zilli & Hogenes, in lit * '' Lacera contrasta'' Holloway, 1979 * '' Lacera nyarlathotepi'' Zilli & Holloway, in lit * '' Lacera noctilio'' Fabricius, 1794 * '' Lacera procellosa'' Butler, 1879 * '' Lacera uniformis'' Holloway, 1979 * '' Lacera vinacea'' Holloway, 1979 * '' Lacera violacea'' Holloway, 1979

Former species

* '' Lacera capella'' Guenée, 1852 * '' Lacera sublineata'' Walker, 1865 (''

Daddala ''Daddala'' is a genus of moths 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 ...

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References

External links

* * * Hulodini Moth genera {{Hulodini-stub