Biology:Cingalesa

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Short description: Genus of moths

Cingalesa
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Acontiinae
Genus: Cingalesa
Hampson, 1884[1]
Species:
C. strigicosta
Binomial name
Cingalesa strigicosta
Hampson, 1893

Cingalesa is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Cingalesa strigicosta, is found in Sri Lanka.[2] Both the genus and species were first described by George Hampson, the genus in 1894 and the species in 1893.[3]

Description

Palpi upturned, where the second joint reaching vertex of head, the third joint minute. Thorax and abdomen tuftless. Forewings with vein 6 absent, veins 8 to 10 stalked. Hindwings with stalked veins 3, 4 and 6, 7.[4]

References

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