Biology:Anoratha (moth)
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Short description: Genus of moths
| Anoratha | |
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| Female Anoratha sinuosa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Hypeninae |
| Genus: | Anoratha Moore, 1867 |
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Anoratha is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae described by Frederic Moore in 1867.
Description
Palpi porrect (extending forward), with extremely long second joint with a downward curve, its upperside fringed with scales. Third joint long and depressed. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Abdomen very long in male. Forewings with costa arched towards apex, which is produced and acute, more so in the male than the female. The outer margin excurved at middle, especially in male. Hindwings with veins 3 and 4 on a short stalk. Vein 5 from the middle of discocellulars. The outer margin excised towards anal angle in male.[2]
Species
- Anoratha occidentalis Anoratha albitibita
- Wileman & West, 1930 Moore, 1867
- Gaede Anoratha paritalis
- Anoratha nabalua (Walker, 1859)
- Anoratha costalis Holloway, 1976
- Wileman & South, 1916 Anoratha sinuosa
References
- ↑ "Anoratha". Species. GBIF. http://www.gbif.org/species/1793428.
- ↑ Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/180173#page/3/mode/1up.
- Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Anoratha Moore, 1867". Natural History Museum, London. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusDetails.dsml?NUMBER=1820.0. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
- Lödl, M.; Gaal, S. (October 31, 1998). "Revision of the genus Anoratha Moore, 1867 (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Hypeninae)". Quadrifina 1: 5–24. https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Quad_1_0005-0024.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q4770160 entry
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