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    Sympis

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    Sympis
    Sympis rufibasis (Noctuidae Catocalinae).jpg
    Sympis rufibasis
    Scientific classification
    Kingdom:
    Animalia
    Phylum:
    Arthropoda
    Class:
    Insecta
    Order:
    Lepidoptera
    Family:
    Noctuidae
    Genus:
    Sympis

    Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1852

    Sympis is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae erected by Achille Guenée in 1852.

    Description[edit]

    Palpi upturned and smoothly scaled, where the second joint reaching above vertex of head and long slightly curved third joint. Antennae ciliated in male. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Tibia spineless, and hairy. The first joint of hind tarsi hairy on the upperside. Forewings with somewhat produced and acute apex.[1]

    Species[edit]

    • Sympis ochreobasis Pagenstecher, 1900
    • Sympis parkeri Lucas, 1894
    • Sympis rufibasis Guenée, 1852

    References[edit]

    1. ^ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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