Pseudoblabes

<i>Pseudoblabes</i>

Pseudoblabes

Genus of moths

Pseudoblabes is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1853.

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Description

Palpi slight and porrect (extending forward). Antennae of male ciliated. Tibia with long spurs. Forewings broad and costa highly arched. Vein 3 arise from close to angle of cell, vein 5 absent. Vein 6 from below upper angle. Vein 7 to 9 stalked and vein 10 absent. Hindwings of male possess a patch of modified scales on the costal vein. Apex excised and veins 3 and 5 absent. Female also absent vein 3. Vein 5 from above angle of cell. Veins 6 and 7 stalked, and vein 8 from middle of cell which is closed. Forewings with a large costal fold in male and small in female.[2]

Species

References

  1. [1]
    Savela, Markku. "Pseudoblabes Zeller, 1853". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  2. [2]
    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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