Beara (moth)
| Beara | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nolidae |
| Subfamily: | Chloephorinae |
| Genus: | Beara Walker, 1866 |
Beara is a genus of moths of the Nolidae family.
Description
Palpi upturned, reaching above vertex of head, and third joint rather long. Antennae minutely ciliated in male. Fore wings with arched costa, acute apex and excurved outer margin. Vein 8 anastomosing with vein 9 and 10 to form very minute areole. Hind wings with stalked veins 3 and 4.[1]
Species
- Beara achromatica Hampson, 1918
- Beara cornuta Holloway, 1982
- Beara dichromella Walker, 1866
- Beara falcata Holloway, 1982
- Beara nubiferella Walker, 1866
- Beara simplex Warren, 1912
- Beara tortriciformis (Strand, 1917)
References
- ↑ Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-ii". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
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