Dichromia Explained

Dichromia is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1854.^[1]

Description

Palpi roughly scaled, where the second joint long and porrect (extending forward). Third joint obliquely upturned and ending in a naked point. A sharp frontal tuft present. Antennae minutely ciliated in the male. Forewings with the depressed and slightly acute apex. Veins 8 and 9 anastomosing (fusing) to form the areole. Hindwings with veins 3 and 4 from angle of cell. Vein 5 from below middle of discocellulars and veins 6 and 7 from upper angle.^[2]

Species

Some species of this genus are:

References

• Lödl (2001). "Morphometry and relation patterns in male genitalia of noctuids (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)". Quadrifina. Bd. 4: 5-33.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . July 31, 2019 . Dichromia Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1854 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . February 11, 2020.
2. Book: Hampson, G. F. . George Hampson

   . George Hampson . 1895 . The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume III . Taylor and Francis . Biodiversity Heritage Library.