Hulodes

Genus of moths From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hulodes is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Quick facts Scientific classification, Synonyms ...
Hulodes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Tribe: Hulodini
Genus: Hulodes
Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1852[1]
Synonyms
  • Hylodes Hampson, 1894
Close

Description

Palpi with second joint reaching vertex of head, and third joint minute in male and moderate length in female. Antennae simple. Thorax and abdomen clothed with coarse hair. Tibia spineless. Male with tibia, first tarsal joint of mid-legs and all joints of hindlegs are fringed with long hair. Forewings with arched costa towards apex, which is somewhat falcate. Hindwings with short cell. Vein 5 from close to lower angle. Larva with four pairs of abdominal prolegs, where the first pair rudimentary.[2]

Species

Former species

References

Related Articles

Wikiwand AI