Rhangena Explained

Rhangena is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Rhangena roseipennis, is found in India and Sri Lanka. Both the genus and the species were first described by Frederic Moore in 1886.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Description

The synonym Phycidimorpha was described: Its eyes are naked and without lashes. The palpi are porrect (extending forward) and reach beyond the frons. Antennae with long bristles and cilia. Thorax and abdomen tuftless. Tibia naked and spineless. Forewings very long and narrow. Outer margin very oblique. Vein 7 given off after the areole. Hindwings with veins 3 and 4 on a short stalk. Vein 5 straight and from below center of discocellulars.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . August 24, 2019 . Rhangena Moore, [1886] ]. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . June 25, 2020.
2. Web site: Pitkin . Brian . Jenkins . Paul . amp . November 5, 2004 . Rhangena Moore, 1886 . Butterflies and Moths of the World . . June 25, 2020.
3. Web site: Species Details: Rhangena roseipennis Moore, 1886 . Catalogue of Life . 2 March 2018.
4. Koçak . Ahmet Ömer . Kemal . Muhabbet . amp . 20 February 2012 . Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka . Cesa News . Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara . 79 . 1–57 . Academia.
5. Book: Hampson, G. F. . George Hampson . 1894 . The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II . Taylor and Francis . Biodiversity Heritage Library.