Biology:Cispia
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Tribe: | Lymantriini |
| Genus: | Cispia Walker, 1855 |
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Cispia is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. They are found in India, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, China and southeast Asia (Thailand, Laos, Vietnam).
Description
Palpi porrect (projecting forward) where the second joint is long and hairy and third joint minute. Some have minute palpi though. Antennae bipectinate (comb like on both sides) in both sexes with long branches. Forewings with vein 3 to 5 from close to angle of cell. Vein 6 from upper angle. Veins 7 to 10 are stalked, where vein 10 being given off from nearer the cell or from the same point as vein 7. Hindwings with vein 3 from before angle and vein 5 from above it.[3]
Species
The following species are included in the genus:[4]
- Cispia alba Moore, 1879
- Cispia charma Swinhoe, 1899
- Cispia cretacea Zhao, 1984
- Cispia dipyrena Collenette, 1947
- Cispia fasciata Semper, 1899
- Cispia grisea Semper, 1899
- Cispia griseola Zhao, 1987
- Cispia joiceyi Collenette, 1930
- Cispia lunata Zhao, 1984
- Cispia ochrophaea Collenette, 1932
- Cispia polygramma Collenette, 1951
- Cispia punctifascia Walker, 1855
- Cispia venosa Walker, 1862
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku (May 29, 2011). "Cispia Walker, 1855". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/erebidae/lymantriinae/cispia/. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Cispia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=49620.
- ↑ Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Moths - Vol. I. Taylor and Francis. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/180068#page/5/mode/1up.
- ↑ "Cispia". http://eol.org/pages/53111/overview. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). Cispia Walker, 1855. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusDetails.dsml?NUMBER=6428.0. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
Wikidata ☰ Q5122230 entry
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