Eurois
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Genus: | Eurois Hübner, 1821
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Eurois is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.
Description
Eyes naked and without eye lashes. Proboscis well developed. Palpi upturned, reaching vertex of head, and smoothly scaled. Thorax with a small furrowed tuft beyond collar and a pair of tufts on metathorax. Abdomen tuftless, where the dorsal part of proximal segments clothed with coarse hair. Tibia spineless. Fore wings with crenulate cilia.[1]
Species
- Eurois astricta Morrison, 1874
- Eurois inclusa Walker, 1865
- Eurois nigra Smith, 1892
- Eurois occultus Linnaeus, 1758
- Eurois repugnans Walker, 1857
- Eurois retrahens Walker, 1856
Eurois praefixa is now known as Richia praefixa. Eurois docilis (Grote, 1881) is considered a synonym of Richia praefixa.
References
- ^ Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-ii". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.