Entomogramma

Entomogramma
Entomogramma torsa drawn by Alois Rogenhofer
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae (?)
Subfamily: Catocalinae
Genus: Entomogramma
Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1852
Synonyms
  • Taramina Moore, [1885]

Entomogramma is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by Achille Guenée in 1852.[1][2]

Description

Palpi with second joint thickened and reaching vertex of head, and moderate length third joint. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Fore tibia of male fringed with long hair. Mid and hind tibia hairy. Mid tibia spiny. Forewings short and broad. Costa arched towards apex. Outer margin curved outwards at centre.[3]

Species

References

  1. ^ Savela, Markku (October 5, 2014). "Entomogramma Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1852". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  2. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (2023). "Search results Family: Noctuidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw.
  3. ^ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Vol. Moths–II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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