Biology:Dypterygia

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Short description: Genus of moths

Dypterygia
Dypterygia scabriuscula.jpg
Dypterygia scabriuscula
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Tribe: Dypterygiini
Genus: Dypterygia
Stephens, 1829

Dypterygia is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae.

Description

Its eyes are naked and without eyelashes. The proboscis is fully formed. Palpi upturned reaching above vertex of head, where the second joint with long hair below. Antennae minutely ciliated in male. Thorax with a long furrowed crest behind the collar. Abdomen with dorsal tufts on proximal segments. Tibia spineless.[1]

Species

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2622336 entry