Padenia is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae described by Frederic Moore in 1882.
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Description edit
Palpi porrect (extending forward), reaching beyond the frons. Antennae minutely ciliated in both sexes with long spurs in tibia. Forewings with highly arched costa. Male with veins 3 and 4 from far before end of cell. Veins 5 and 6 absent. Veins 7 to 9 stalked. Female with vein 3 from near angle of cell. Veins 4 and 5 stalked, and vein 6 absent. Hindwings of male excised at apex with a fringe of long hair on apical portion of costa. vein 6 absent. Female with veins 3 and 4 stalked. Vein 5 from angle of cell, veins 6 and 7 stalked, vein 8 from near end of cell. Forewings of male with a strong costal fold and female has a slight fold.[2]
Species edit
- Padenia acutifascia De Joannis, 1928
- Padenia bifasciatus Rothschild, 1912
- Padenia cupreifascia Rothschild, 1912
- Padenia duplicana Walker, 1863
- Padenia intermedia van Eecke, 1929
- Padenia moluccensis van Eecke, 1920
- Padenia obliquifascia Rothschild, 1920
- Padenia sordida Rothschild, 1912
- Padenia transversa Walker, 1854
- Padenia triseparata Debauche, 1938
References edit
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- ^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Padenia Moore, 1882". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
- ^ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.