Gyrtona is a genus of moths of the family Euteliidae first described by Francis Walker in 1863.

Gyrtona
Gyrtona albicans
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Euteliidae
Genus: Gyrtona
Walker, 1863[1]
Type species
Gyrtona proximalis
Walker, 1863[2]
Synonyms
  • Chuduca Walker, 1863
  • Clina Walker, 1865
  • Nigramma Walker, 1863

Description

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Similar to Stictoptera, differs in porrect palpi and more hairy. A large frontal tuft present. Antennae with long cilia in male and abdomen tuftless. Forewings with slightly raised tufts at middle and end of cell.[3]

Species

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References

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  1. ^ Gyrtona at Butterflies and Moths of the World, Natural History Museum
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Gyrtona​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  3. ^ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Vol. Moths - Vol. II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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