Biology:Rhangena
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Short description: Genus of moths
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| Genus: | Rhangena Moore, [1886]
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| Species: | R. roseipennis
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| Rhangena roseipennis Moore, [1886]
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Rhangena is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Rhangena roseipennis, is found in India and Sri Lanka. Both the genus and the species were first described by Frederic Moore in 1886.[2][3][4][5][6]
Description
The synonym Phycidimorpha was described: Its eyes are naked and without lashes. The palpi are porrect (extending forward) and reach beyond the frons. Antennae with long bristles and cilia. Thorax and abdomen tuftless. Tibia naked and spineless. Forewings very long and narrow. Outer margin very oblique. Vein 7 given off after the areole. Hindwings with veins 3 and 4 on a short stalk. Vein 5 straight and from below center of discocellulars.[7]
References
- ↑ Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul (5 November 2004). "Phycidimorpha Hampson, 1893". Natural History Museum, London. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusDetails.dsml?NUMBER=22983.0.
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Rhangena". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=288295.
- ↑ Savela, Markku, ed (August 24, 2019). "Rhangena Moore, [1886"]. https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/erebidae/rhangena/.
- ↑ Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Rhangena Moore, 1886". Natural History Museum, London. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusDetails.dsml?NUMBER=25618.0.
- ↑ "Species Details: Rhangena roseipennis Moore, 1886". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2017/details/species/id/c1235f79cd582d17adab390cb6bc9279.
- ↑ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara) (79): 1–57. https://www.academia.edu/1782757/.
- ↑ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/180400#page/5/mode/1up.
Wikidata ☰ Q7320209 entry
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