Psimada
Sign in to savePsimada is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Psimada quadripennis, is found in the Indian subregion, southern China, Taiwan, Myanmar, Thailand, Sri Lanka, the Andaman Islands, Sundaland, Sulawesi and Seram. Both the genus and species were first described by Francis Walker in 1858.
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Psimada is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Psimada quadripennis, is found in the Indian subregion, southern China, Taiwan, Myanmar, Thailand, Sri Lanka, the Andaman Islands, Sundaland, Sulawesi and Seram. Both the genus and species were first described by Francis Walker in 1858.
==Description== ===Genus=== Third joint of the palpi being short. Antennae of male ciliated, where the medial portion thickened by a ridge of scales on upper surface. Hindwings with angled outer margin at middle.
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