Pelochyta
Pelochyta is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819. They are distributed in Africa, throughout India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Australia and New Britain.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Subtribe: | Phaegopterina |
| Genus: | Pelochyta Hübner, [1819] |
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Description
Palpi correctly upturned and slender. Antennae nearly simple. Forewing with the costa arched. The outer margin and obliquely curved. Veins 3 to 5 from angle of cell. Vein 6 from below upper angle. Veins 7 to 9 are stalked. Vein 10 from cell. Hindwings with the anal angle slightly produced. Outer margin nearly straight. Apex slightly acute. Veins 3 to 5 from close to angle of cell. Veins 6 and 7 from upper angle. Vein 8 from near end of cell.[1]
Species
- Pelochyta acuta Toulgoët, 1984
- Pelochyta adumbrata Dognin, 1922
- Pelochyta affinis Rothschild, 1909
- Pelochyta albipars (Hampson, 1914)
- Pelochyta albotestaceus (Rothschild, 1909)
- Pelochyta aliena (Maassen, 1890)
- Pelochyta arenacea (Schaus, 1901)
- Pelochyta arontes (Stoll, [1782])
- Pelochyta atra Rothschild, 1909
- Pelochyta bicolor Rothschild, 1909
- Pelochyta brunnescens Rothschild, 1909
- Pelochyta cervina (H. Edwards, 1884)
- Pelochyta cinerea (Walker, 1855)
- Pelochyta colombiana (Rothschild, 1916)
- Pelochyta dorsicincta Hampson, 1916
- Pelochyta draudti (Seitz, 1922)
- Pelochyta fassli Rothschild, 1911
- Pelochyta fergusoni Watson & Goodger, 1986
- Pelochyta gandolfii Schaus, 1933
- Pelochyta haemapleura Dognin, 1914
- Pelochyta joseensis Strand, 1921
- Pelochyta misera Schaus, 1911
- Pelochyta nigrescens (Dognin, 1891)
- Pelochyta pallida (Schaus, 1901)
- Pelochyta propinqua Toulgoët, 1984
- Pelochyta ruficollis (Druce, 1884)
- Pelochyta semivitrea (Dognin, 1907)
- Pelochyta songoa Schaus, 1933
- Pelochyta spitzi Rothschild, 1933
- Pelochyta umbrata Hampson, 1901
Former species
- Pelochyta nabor Schaus, 1924
References
- Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
- Savela, Markku. "Pelochyta Hübner, [1819]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
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