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Adrapsa

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Adrapsa
Adrapsa ablualis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Herminiinae
Genus: Adrapsa
Walker, [1859]
Synonyms
  • Lusia Walker, [1858]
  • Onevatha Walker, [1859]
  • Badiza Walker, 1864
  • Murgisa Walker, 1864
  • Amilaga Swinhoe, 1901
  • Apladrapsa Warren, 1913

Adrapsa is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. It was erected by Francis Walker in 1859.

Description

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Palpi with second joint reaching above vertex of head. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Tibia slightly hairy. Forewings with somewhat acute apex. Hindwings with short cell. Veins 3 and 4 usually stalked with stalked vein 6 and 7. Vein 5 from near lower angle of cell.[1]

Species

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In alphabetical order:[2]

References

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  1. ^ Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Adrapsa Walker, [1859]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 25, 2018.