Rhynchodina

Rhynchodina
The male of Rhynchodina molybdota, Borneo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Calpinae
Genus: Rhynchodina
Hampson, [1926]
Synonyms
  • Calesiodes (Roepke)

Rhynchodina is a monotypic genus of noctuoid moths in the Erebidae family.[1]

Rhynchodina molybdota (Hampson, 1926) is the only one species in the genus. It can be found in Myanmar, Borneo and Sumatra. It is uncommon in lowland and hill forests. The species is characterized by significant sexual dimorphism with males having a prominent, dorsally directed fringe along the forewing costa that continues from the midpoint of the costa into the wing in a crescent shaped fold.

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