Polytela Explained

Polytela is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae erected by Achille Guenée in 1852. Species are distributed across the Old World.

Description

Its eyes are hairy. The proboscis is well developed. Palpi porrect (extending forward) and roughly scaled, where the third joint is short. Antennae very simple. Thorax and abdomen without tufts and tibia without spines.^[1]

Species

• Polytela chrysospila Walker, 1865
• Polytela cliens (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874)
• Polytela florigera Guenée, 1852
• Polytela gloriosae (Fabricius, 1775)

References

• Web site: Pitkin . Brian . Jenkins . Paul . amp . Search results Family: Noctuidae . Butterflies and Moths of the World . Natural History Museum, London.
• Web site: Savela . Markku . Polytela Guenée, 1852 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . January 22, 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.