Rivula Explained

Rivula is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae described by Achille Guenée in 1845.

Description

Palpi porrect (extending forward), the second joint thickly scaled, and third joint minute. A sharp front tuft present. Antennae minutely ciliated. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. The typical section has the tibia of the male nearly naked. Forewings with nearly rectangular apex. Veins 7, 8 and 9 stalked. Hindwings with stalked veins 3 and 4.^[1]

External links

• Web site: Pitkin . Brian . Jenkins . Paul . amp . November 5, 2004 . Rivula Guenée, 1845 . Butterflies and Moths of the World . . February 18, 2020.
• Rebel (1912). Iris 26: 70, fig. 3.
• Scopoli (1763). Entomologia Carniolica.
• Book: Walker, Francis . List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum: Lepidoptera Heterocera. 14 November 2012. 1863. Trustees, British Museum. 12.

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.