Egnasia

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Egnasia
Egnasia fasciata
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Egnasia

Walker, 1859
Type species
Egnasia ephyrodalis
Walker, 1858
Synonyms
  • Margana Walker, 1866
  • Matella Moore, 1885
  • Spectrophysa Swinhoe, 1900
  • Talmala Poole, 1989
  • Talmela Nye, 1975

Egnasia is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was first described by Francis Walker in 1859.

Description[edit]

Palpi with second joint very long and reaching far above vertex of head. The third with a tuft of hair on the inner side. Antennae usually almost simple in male. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Tibia moderately hairy. Forewings with acute apex. The outer margin angled at middle. Hindwings with crenulate (scalloped) outer margin. Vein 5 from below middle of discocellulars.[1]

Species[edit]

Some species of this genus are:

References[edit]

  1. ^ Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Vol. Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.