Britha Explained

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]

• Britha biguttata Walker, [1866]
• Britha bilineata (Wileman, 1915)
• Britha brithodes Fletcher, 1961
• Britha inambitiosa (Leech, 1900)
• Britha luzonica (Wileman & West, 1930)
• Britha pactalis (Walker, [1859])
• Britha robinsoni (Rothschild, 1920)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pitkin . Brian . Jenkins . Paul . amp . November 5, 2004 . Britha Walker, 1866 . Butterflies and Moths of the World . . February 22, 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.

3. Web site: Savela . Markku . Britha Walker, [1866] ]. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . July 25, 2018.