Biology:Lophocera
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Short description: Genus of moths
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| Genus: | Lophocera Kenrick, 1917
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Lophocera is a genus of snout moths described by George Hamilton Kenrick in 1917.[1]
Palpi are upturned, the third joint well developed and acute, proboscis present; antennae pectinated (comb like) in the male, with a bunch in the middle.[2]
The species of this genus are all known only from Madagascar .[3] The forewings are brown blackish with a yellow spot in the cell. Hindwing orange yellow, bordered blackish.
Species
- Lophocera flavifusalis Marion & Viette, 1956
- Lophocera flavipuncta Kenrick, 1917
- Lophocera vadonalis Marion & Viette, 1956
References
- ↑ "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ↑ Kenrick, 1917
- ↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. 2016. Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). World Wide Web electronic publication (www.afromoths.net) Retrieved 5 June 2017)
Wikidata ☰ Q6678418 entry
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