Biology:Urbona

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Urbona
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Urbona

Walker, 1862
Synonyms
  • Nagasena

Urbona was a genus of moths of the family Nolidae erected by Francis Walker in 1862. It is now considered a synonym of Negeta.

Description

Palpi slender and naked, where the third joint reaching above vertex of head. Antennae with long cilia in male. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled, except for a slight tuft on first segment of abdomen. Tibia moderately hairy. Forewings with somewhat rounded apex. Inner margin lobed near base. Retinaculum is bar shaped in male. Hindwings with vein 5 from lower angle of cell.[1]

Species

  • Urbona abbreviata (Warren, 1916)
  • Urbona albescens (Moore, 1882)
  • Urbona chlorocrota (Hampson, 1907)
  • Urbona dentilinealis (Moore, 1877)
  • Urbona lacteata Hampson, 1910
  • Urbona leucophaea (Walker, [1863])
  • Urbona nivea (Hampson, 1902)
  • Urbona sublineata Walker, 1862
  • Urbona tamsi (Eecke, 1924)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q16993344 entry