Doloessa is a genus of snout moths (family Pyralidae). It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1848 and is known from India, Australia, New Guinea, Japan, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, and China.

Doloessa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Tribe: Tirathabini
Genus: Doloessa
Zeller, 1848[1]
Synonyms
  • Carcinoptera Ragonot, 1893
  • Thagora Walker, 1863

Description

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Veins 8 and 9 given off at intervals from vein 7. Male with a fascia of black scales on the ventral side of the forewings in and beyond the cell, and a similar subcostal fascia on the dorsal side of the hindwings.[2]

Species

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References

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  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  2. ^ Hampson, G. F. (1896). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Vol. Moths Volume IV. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.