Beara (moth)
Beara | |
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Beara tortriciformis | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Arthropoda
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Class: | Insecta
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Genus: | Beara Walker, 1866
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Beara is a genus of moths of the family Nolidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1866.
Description[]
Palpi upturned, reaching above vertex of head, and third joint rather long. Antennae minutely ciliated (haired) in male. Forewings with arched costa, acute apex and excurved outer margin. Vein 8 anastomosing (fusing) with vein 9 and 10 to form very minute areole. Hindwings with stalked veins 3 and 4.[1]
Species[]
- Hampson, 1918
- Holloway, 1982
- Beara dichromella Walker, 1866
- Holloway, 1982
- Walker, 1866
- Warren, 1912
- Beara tortriciformis (Strand, 1917)
References[]
- ^ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- Savela, Markku. "Beara Walker, 1866". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
Categories:
- Chloephorinae
- Nolidae stubs