Berresa

Berresa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Acontiinae
Genus: Berresa

Berresa is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.

Description

Eyes naked and without lashes. Proboscis well developed. Palpi upturned reaching above vertex of head, where the second joint with long hairs and third joint prominent. Antennae simple and annulated. Thorax tuftless. Abdomen with slight dorsal tufts. Fore wings are short and square, with a vesicle in cell of male, plus a valve of long scales over it on ventrally. Cilia non-crenulate.[1]

Species

Most species are recently classified to genus Amyna.

References

  1. 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.


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