Erygia is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae erected by Achille Guenée in 1852.

Erygia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Tribe: Erebini
Genus: Erygia
Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1852[1]
Synonyms
  • Calicula Walker, 1858
  • Felinia Guenée, 1852
  • Ansa Walker, 1858
  • Briarda Walker, [1858]
  • Erygansa Bethune-Baker, 1906

Description

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Palpi upturned and very slender, almost naked, where the second joint reaching vertex of head, and third joint variable in length. Antennae minutely ciliated in male. Metathorax with a large spreading tuft. Abdomen with dorsal tufts on proximal segments. Male with a large anal tuft. Tibia spineless. Femur fringed with long hair, as also fore tibia. The mid tibia clothed with short hair and hind tibia and tarsi with long hair. Forewings with quadrate apex. A tooth of scaled usually found at outer angle. Cilia crenulate.[2]

Species

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References

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  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Erygia Guenee 1852". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on January 15, 2019. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  2. ^ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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