Biology:Scaptesyle

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Short description: Genus of moths

Scaptesyle
Scaptesyle bicolor integra (15710347035).jpg
Scaptestyle bicolor integra
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Scaptesyle

Walker, 1854
Synonyms
  • Chiriphe Walker, [1863]

Scaptesyle is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Francis Walker in 1854.

Description

Palpi upturned reaching vertex of head. Antennae of male minutely ciliated. Tibia with long spurs. Forewings with stalked veins 4 and 5, vein 6 from below angle of cell and stalked veins 7,8 and 9. Hindwings with stalked veins 3,4 and 6,7. Vein 5 from above angle of cell and vein 8 from middle of cell.[1]

Species

Former species

  • Scaptesyle aroa Bethune-Baker, 1904
  • Scaptesyle incerta Semper, 1899
  • Scaptesyle pseudoblabia Hampson, 1918
  • Scaptesyle rothschildi Draudt, 1914

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5101926 entry