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Egnasia is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was first described by Francis Walker in 1859.

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GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderLepidoptera
  5. FamilyErebidae

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Family
Erebidae
Collections
MZLU
Recorded in
Cameroon

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Egnasia is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was first described by Francis Walker in 1859.

==Description== Palpi with second joint very long and reaching far above vertex of head. The third with a tuft of hair on the inner side. Antennae usually almost simple in male. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Tibia moderately hairy. Forewings with acute apex. The outer margin angled at middle. Hindwings with crenulate (scalloped) outer margin. Vein 5 from below middle of discocellulars.

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