Machairophora
Sign in to saveMachairophora is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae first described by George Hampson in 1893. Two species are included, which are found from Sri Lanka and Papua New Guinea only.
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- Machairophora fulvipuncta
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Machairophora is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae first described by George Hampson in 1893. Two species are included, which are found from Sri Lanka and Papua New Guinea only.
==Description== In male, antennae bipectinate (comb like on both sides) with short branches. Fore tibia with a short curved spine. Mid and hind tibia with long terminal spur pairs. Wings are covered with scales and hair. In forewings, veins 7 to 9 stalked, vein 11 arising from vein 10, then anastomosing (fusing) with vein 12. Hindwings with stalked veins 3 and 4, where the veins 6 and 7 on a very long stalk. Vein 8 from near end of cell.
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