Falcaria (moth)
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Drepanidae |
| Subfamily: | Drepaninae |
| Genus: | Falcaria Haworth, 1809 |
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Falcaria is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Drepaninae.[1]
Description
Palpi slender and not reaching beyond the frons. Antennae bipectinated in both sexes to near apex, the branches longer in male than in female. Hind tibia not dilated. Fore wings produced at apex. The outer margin usually excurved at middle. vein 3 from close to angle of cell. Veins 7 to 9 stalked from before upper angle and vein 11 anastomosing with vein 12. Hind wings with vein 3 from before angle of cell.[2]
Species
- Falcaria lacertinaria Linnaeus, 1758
- Falcaria bilineata Packard, 1864
References
- ↑ LepIndex
- ↑ Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-iii". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
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