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Sphetta

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Sphetta
Sphetta bornea
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Sphetta

Walker, 1865

Sphetta is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1865.[1]

Description

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Its eyes are naked. Palpi obliquely porrect (extending forward), reaching beyond the frons, where the second joint is heavily hairy. Antennae fasciculated (bundled). Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Abdomen is long. Tibia without spines. Forewings broad and rounded. Vein 3 from long before end of cell. Hindwings with veins 6 and 7 on a short stalk, vein 8 running close along vein 7 to middle of cell.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Sphetta Walker, 1865". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  2. ^ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.