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Hydrillodes

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Hydrillodes is a genus of litter moths of the family Erebidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1854. Its validity is somewhat disputed.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderLepidoptera
  5. FamilyErebidae
Observations2,501
Observations recorded9,465

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
30
With media
12
Family
Erebidae
Collections
MCZ, USNM, QM, MNHN
Recorded in
Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Madagascar

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Herminiinae
Image
Hydrillodes uliginosalis.jpg
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taxon name
Hydrillodes
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Hydrillodes
Commons category
Hydrillodes
taxonomic type
Hydrillodes lentalis
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Description
  • Species
  • Notes
  • References

Hydrillodes is a genus of litter moths of the family Erebidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1854. Its validity is somewhat disputed.

==Description== Palpi long and sickle shaped. Second joint curved over the head and third joint long. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Forewings with rounded apex usually. The outer margin evenly curved with short cell. Veins 4 and stalked. Hardly a trace of the discocellulars found. Vein 6 from upper angle of cell and veins 7 to 10 stalked. Hindwings with short cell. Vein 3 and 4 stalked. Vein 5 from lower angle of cell and vein 6 and 7 stalked.

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