Cispia

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Cispia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Tribe: Lymantriini
Genus: Cispia
Walker, 1855
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Caltura Moore, 1879

Cispia is a genus of tussock moths in the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. They are found in India, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, China and southeast Asia (Thailand, Laos, Vietnam).

Description[edit]

Palpi porrect (projecting forward) where the second joint is long and hairy and third joint minute. Some have minute palpi though. Antennae bipectinate (comb like on both sides) in both sexes with long branches. Forewings with vein 3 to 5 from close to angle of cell. Vein 6 from upper angle. Veins 7 to 10 are stalked, where vein 10 being given off from nearer the cell or from the same point as vein 7. Hindwings with vein 3 from before angle and vein 5 from above it.[3]

Species[edit]

The following species are included in the genus:[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Savela, Markku (May 29, 2011). "Cispia Walker, 1855". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Cispia​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  3. ^ Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Vol. Moths - Vol. I. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  4. ^ "Cispia". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 29 November 2014.