Britha

Britha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Hypeninae
Genus: Britha
Walker, [1866]
Synonyms
  • Hyposemeia Hampson, 1893
  • Gravodos Rothschild, 1920

Britha is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1866.[1]

Description

Palpi long and obliquely porrect (extending forward), where the second and third joints fringed with very long hair above. Antennae bipectinate (comb like on both sides) in male, with long spines from end of branches. Abdomen with dorsal tufts on the first two segments. Forewings of male with a large smooth patch occupying the inner area on underside, with a tuft of long hairs on vein 1. Hindwings with much arched costa and a large smooth patch on upperside. Veins 3, 4 and 6, 7 stalked. Vein 5 from near lower angle of cell.[2]

Species

In alphabetical order:[3]

References

  1. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Britha Walker, 1866". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  2. ^ Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. ^ Savela, Markku. "Britha Walker, [1866]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 25, 2018.


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