Thiacidas Explained

Thiacidas is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae described by Francis Walker in 1855. Species are distributed throughout India, Sri Lanka and Myanmar.

Description

Palpi porrect (extending forward) and slender, reaching vertex of head. Second joint is hairy. Legs naked with short spurs. Antennae fasciculated in male. Metathorax with a slight tuft. Abdomen with thick woolly hair on dorsum of proximal segments. Tibia hair and spineless. Forewings are longer and narrow with somewhat arched costa towards apex. Hindwings with veins 3 and 4 usually stalked and veins 6 and 7 usually from cell.[1]

Species

References

Notes and References

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

    . George Hampson . The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I . Taylor and Francis . 1892 . Moths - Vol. I . Biodiversity Heritage Library.