Rhodoneura is a genus of moths of the family Thyrididae described by Achille Guenée in 1858.[1]

Rhodoneura
Rhodoneura pudicula
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Thyrididae
Subfamily: Siculodinae
Tribe: Rhodoneurini
Genus: Rhodoneura
Guenée, 1858
Synonyms
  • Osca Walker, 1863 (preocc.)

Description

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Palpi straight, upturned, reaching above vertex of head. Third joint variable in length. Forewings slightly produced and acute at apex. Forewings with veins 6 to 10 given off to the angle of cell. Hindwings with vein 5 from just above lower angle of cell.[2]

Type species

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Species

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Some species of this genus are:[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Rhodoneura Genus details". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  2. ^ Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Rhodoneura Guenée, 1857". Afromoths. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
  4. ^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Rhodoneura Guenée, 1858". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
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