Lophocera
| Lophocera | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Lophocera[1] Kenrick, 1917 |
Lophocera is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Kenrick in 1917.
Palpi are upturned, the third joint well developed and acute, proboscis present; antennae pectinated in the male, with a bunch in the middle.[2]
The species of this genus are all known only from Madagascar.[3] The forewings are brown-blackish with a yellow spot in the cell. Hindwing orange-yellow, bordered blackish.
Species
- Lophocera flavifusalis Marion & Viette, 1956
- Lophocera flavipuncta Kenrick, 1917
- Lophocera vadonalis Marion & Viette, 1956
References
- ↑ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ↑ Kenrick, 1917
- ↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. 2016. Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). World Wide Web electronic publication (www.afromoths.net) (acc.05-JUN-2017)
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