Schistophleps
Sign in to saveSchistophleps is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae first described by George Hampson in 1891.
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Vinony files it under Noctuoidea genera, Nudariina and Taxa named by George Hampson.
Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.
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Schistophleps is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae first described by George Hampson in 1891.
==Description== Palpi porrect (extending forward) and short. Antennae with swollen basal joint clothed with long scales. Tibia with short spurs. Forewings with vein 3 from before angle of cell. Vein 5 from near center of discocellulars. Vein 6 from upper angle and veins 7, 8 and 9, 10 stalked. Vein 11 anastomosing (fusing) with vein 12. There are three veinlets between vein 12 and the costa. Hindwings with vein 3 from before angle of cell and vein 5 from above angle. Veins 6 and 7 stalked and vein 8 from near end of cell.
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