Eurois
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| Genus: | Eurois Hübner, 1821
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Eurois is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1821.
Description
Its eyes are naked and without eyelashes. The proboscis is 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. Forewings with crenulate cilia.[1]
Species
- Eurois astricta Morrison, 1874
- Eurois inclusa Walker, 1865
- Eurois nigra Smith, 1892
- Eurois occulta (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. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Noctuidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|last-author-amp=ignored (|name-list-style=suggested) (help) - Savela, Markku. "Eurois Hübner, [1821]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
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