Lygniodes Explained

Lygniodes is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. The genus is restricted to the Asiatic tropics, east to Sulawesi and the Moluccas.

Description

Palpi with second joint reaching vertex of head, and third joint moderate length. Antennae simple. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Mid tibia spined and hind tibia slightly hairy. Forewings with arched costa, slightly produced and acute apex. Hindwings with very short cell. Vein 5 arise from near lower angle and vein 6 much curved.^[1]

Species

• Lygniodes ciliata
• Lygniodes endoleucus
• Lygniodes hypoleuca
• Lygniodes hypopyrrha Strand, 1913
• Lygniodes morio Semper, 1900
• Lygniodes ochrifera Felder, 1874
• Lygniodes plateni
• Lygniodes proutae Hulstaert, 1924
• Lygniodes schoenbergi Pagenstecher, 1890
• Lygniodes vampyrus

Former species

• Lygniodes maurus Butler, 1892

External links

• Web site: Pitkin . Brian . Jenkins . Paul . amp . Search results Family: Noctuidae . Butterflies and Moths of the World . Natural History Museum, London.
• Web site: Holloway . Jeremy Daniel . Lygniodes Guenée . The Moths of Borneo . January 20, 2019.

Notes and References

1. Book: Hampson, G. F. . George Hampson

   . George Hampson . 1894 . The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II . Taylor and Francis . Biodiversity Heritage Library.