Aemene
| Aemene | |
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| Aemene altaica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Subtribe: | Cisthenina |
| Genus: | Aemene Walker, 1854 |
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Aemene is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1854. They are found in Japan, throughout India, Myanmar and Sri Lanka.
Description[edit]
Palpi porrect (extending forward), reaching beyond the frons. Antennae serrate in male and ciliated in female. Forewings short. Vein 3 from before angle of cell. Vein 4 and 5 from close to angle. Vein 6 from below upper angle. Veins 7 to 9 stalked. Hindwings with veins 4 and 5 from close to the angle and vein 3 absent. Vein 6 and 7 stalked and vein 8 from middle of cell.[1]
Species[edit]
- Aemene altaica (Lederer, 1855)
- Aemene amnaea Swinhoe, 1894
- Aemene clarimaculata Holloway, 2001
- Aemene fumosa Černý, 2009
- Aemene hortensis Černý, 2009
- Aemene maculata (Poujade, 1886)
- Aemene maculifascia Moore, 1878
- Aemene marginipuncta (Talbot, 1926)
- Aemene mesozonata Hampson, 1898
- Aemene micromesozona Holloway, 2001
- Aemene monastyrskii Dubatolov & Bucsek, 2013
- Aemene pseudonigra Holloway, 2001
- Aemene punctatissima Poujade, 1886
- Aemene punctigera Leech, 1899
- Aemene taprobanis Walker, 1854
- Aemene taeniata Fixsen, 1887
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: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.