Pterocyclophora is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by George Hampson in 1893
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| Pterocyclophora huntei | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Tribe: | Sypnini |
| Genus: | Pterocyclophora Hampson, 1893 |
Description
editPalpi with thickened second joint and reaching vertex of head, and obliquely porrect and naked third joint. Antennae bipectinated with short branches in male. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Mid tibia spined and with terminal tuft. Hind tibia with medial and terminal tufts. Forewings with highly arched costa. Apex produced and acute. Cilia highly crenulate. Hindwing with produced outer margin to a point at vein 4. Inner margin with a deep incision at middle forming a fringed lobe. Cilia highly crenulate. Cell of both wing somewhat short.[1]
Species
edit- Pterocyclophora hampsoni Semper, 1900
- Pterocyclophora huntei Warren, 1903
- Pterocyclophora pictimargo Hampson, 1893
- Pterocyclophora ridleyi Hampson, 1913
References
edit- ^ 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.
- Savela, Markku. "Pterocyclophora Hampson, 1893". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
- Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Pterocyclophora Hampson". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
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