Cispia
| Cispia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Tribe: | Incertae sedis |
| Genus: | Cispia Walker, 1855 |
Cispia is a genus of tussock moths in the Erebidae family. They are found in India, Bhutan, and Sri Lanka.
Description
Palpi porrect where second joint is long and hairy and third joint minute. Some have minute palpi though. Antennae bipectinate in both sexes with long branches. Fore wings with vein 3 to 5 from close to angle of cell. vein 6 from upper angle. Veins 7 to 10 are stalked, where vein 10 being given off from nearer the cell or from the same point as vein 7. Hind wings with vein 3 from before angle and vein 5 from above it.[1]
Species
The following species are included in the genus.[2]
- Cispia alba Moore, 1879
- Cispia charma Swinhoe, 1899
- Cispia dipyrena Collenette, 1947
- Cispia fasciata Semper, 1899
- Cispia grisea Semper, 1899
- Cispia joiceyi Collenette, 1930
- Cispia ochrophaea Collenette, 1932
- Cispia polygramma Collenette, 1951
- Cispia punctifascia Walker, 1855
- Cispia venosa Walker, 1862
References
- ↑ Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-i". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ↑ "Cispia". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
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