Amphigonia

Amphigonia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Amphigonia
Guenee, 1852
Synonyms
  • Acygoniodes Hampson, 1926

Amphigonia is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.

Description

Palpi with second joint reaching above vertex of head. Third joint in male curved forwards, with a tuft of hair on inner side. Antennae of male very long and minutely ciliated. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Tibia hairy. Fore wings with arched towards apex, which is produced and acute. Outer margin highly angled at center. Hind wings with produced outer margin to a curved point at vein 4.[1]

Species

References

  1. Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-ii". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.


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