Calesia

Calesia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Genus:
Calesia

Guenée, 1852
Synonyms
  • Asymbata Gerstaecker, 1871
  • Caradana Moore, 1884
  • Lecasia Fawcett, 1916
  • Mecyra Walker, 1865
  • Pasipeda Walker, 1858
  • Zirona Walker, 1869

Calesia is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Achille Guenée in 1852.[1][2][3]

Description

Palpi upturned and smoothly scaled, where the second joint reaching vertex of head. Third joint long and naked. Antennae ciliated and with bristles to the joints in male. Thorax, abdomen and legs smoothly scaled. Hindwings with very short cell. Larva with two pairs of abdominal prolegs.[4]

Species

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Calesia​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku (June 1, 2020). "Calesia Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1852". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  3. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Calesia Guenée, 1852". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  4. ^ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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