Pelochyta is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819. They are found in Africa, as well as throughout India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Australia, and New Britain.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Tribe: | Arctiini |
| Subtribe: | Phaegopterina |
| Genus: | Pelochyta Hübner, [1819] |
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Description
editIts palpi are correctly upturned and slender. Its antennae are nearly simple. The forewing has an arched costa. The outer margin is obliquely curved. Veins 3 to 5 from angle of cell. Vein 6 from below upper angle. Veins 7 to 9 are stalked. Vein 10 from cell.[clarification needed] Hindwings have an anal angle. Its outer margin is nearly straight. Its apex is slightly acute.[1]
Species
edit- Pelochyta acuta Toulgoët, 1984
- Pelochyta adumbrata Dognin, 1922
- Pelochyta affinis Rothschild, 1909
- Pelochyta albipars (Hampson, 1914)
- Pelochyta albotestaceus (Rothschild, 1909)
- Pelochyta aliena (Maassen, 1890)
- Pelochyta arenacea (Schaus, 1901)
- Pelochyta arontes (Stoll, [1782])
- Pelochyta atra Rothschild, 1909
- Pelochyta bicolor Rothschild, 1909
- Pelochyta brunnescens Rothschild, 1909
- Pelochyta cervina (H. Edwards, 1884)
- Pelochyta cinerea (Walker, 1855)
- Pelochyta colombiana (Rothschild, 1916)
- Pelochyta dorsicincta Hampson, 1916
- Pelochyta draudti (Seitz, 1922)
- Pelochyta fassli Rothschild, 1911
- Pelochyta fergusoni Watson & Goodger, 1986
- Pelochyta gandolfii Schaus, 1933
- Pelochyta haemapleura Dognin, 1914
- Pelochyta joseensis Strand, 1921
- Pelochyta misera Schaus, 1911
- Pelochyta nigrescens (Dognin, 1891)
- Pelochyta pallida (Schaus, 1901)
- Pelochyta propinqua Toulgoët, 1984
- Pelochyta ruficollis (Druce, 1884)
- Pelochyta semivitrea (Dognin, 1907)
- Pelochyta songoa Schaus, 1933
- Pelochyta spitzi Rothschild, 1933
- Pelochyta umbrata Hampson, 1901
Former species
edit- Pelochyta nabor Schaus, 1924
References
edit- Notes
- ^ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- Bibliography
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
- Savela, Markku. "Pelochyta Hübner, [1819]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 1, 2018.