Lophocera
Genus of moths
| Lophocera | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Lophocera Kenrick, 1917 |
Lophocera is a genus of snout moths described by George Hamilton Kenrick in 1917.[1]
Palpi are upturned, the third joint well developed and acute, proboscis present; antennae pectinated (comb like) in the male, with a bunch in the middle.[2]
The species of this genus are all known only from Madagascar.[3] The forewings are brown blackish with a yellow spot in the cell. Hindwing orange yellow, bordered blackish.
Species
- Lophocera flavifusalis Marion & Viette, 1956
- Lophocera flavipuncta Kenrick, 1917
- Lophocera vadonalis Marion & Viette, 1956
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