Chusaris is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. It was erected by Francis Walker in 1859.[1][2][3]

Chusaris
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Chusaris

Walker, [1859]
Synonyms
  • Enea Walker, [1863]
  • Alelimminola Strand, 1919
  • Luceriola Strand, 1920

Description

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Palpi long and porrect (extending forward), where the second joint fringed with scales above. Third joint slender and naked. Thorax smooth. Abdomen with a tuft on basal segment. Legs slender and naked. Forewings long and narrow with depressed and acute apex. Slight raised tufts found at middle and end of cell. Forewings with veins 6 and 7 arise from angle of cell and veins 8 to 10 stalked. Hindwings with veins 3 and 4 stalked and vein 5 from middle of discocellulars. Veins 6 and 7 stalked.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Chusaris​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku (April 26, 2020). "Chusaris Walker, [1859]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  3. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Chusaris Walker, 1859". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  4. ^ Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.