Holocraspedon is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae first described by George Hampson in 1893.
| Holocraspedon | |
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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 |
| Subtribe: | Cisthenina |
| Genus: | Holocraspedon Hampson, 1893[1] |
Description edit
Palpi porrect (extending forward) and reaching beyond the frons. Antennae ciliated in male. Forewings with veins 4 and 5 from angle of cell. Vein 6 from below upper angle. Veins 7, 8 and 9, 10 stalked. Hindwings with veins 4 and 5 from angle of cell. Veins 6 and 7 stalked whereas vein 8 from near end of cell.[2]
Species edit
- Holocraspedon bilineata (Hampson, 1901)
- Holocraspedon erkunin (Pagenstecher, 1886)
- Holocraspedon flava (van Eecke, 1927)
- Holocraspedon mediopuncta (Rothschild, 1913)
- Holocraspedon nigropunctum Hampson, 1893
- Holocraspedon parallelum (Semper, 1899)
- Holocraspedon vaneeckei Holloway, 2001
Former species edit
- Holocraspedon hypopolius (Rothschild, 1916)
References edit
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Holocraspedon Hampson, 1893". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
- ^ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
External links edit
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- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.