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Holocraspedon
Sign in to saveHolocraspedon is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae first described by George Hampson in 1893.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderLepidoptera
- FamilyErebidae
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Holocraspedon is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae first described by George Hampson in 1893.
==Description== Palpi porrect (extending forward) and reaching beyond the frons. Antennae ciliated in male. Forewings with veins 4 and 5 from angle of cell. Vein 6 from below upper angle. Veins 7, 8 and 9, 10 stalked. Hindwings with veins 4 and 5 from angle of cell. Veins 6 and 7 stalked whereas vein 8 from near end of cell.
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