Holocraspedon

Holocraspedon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Subtribe:	Cisthenina
Genus:	Holocraspedon; Hampson, 1893

Holocraspedon is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae first described by George Hampson in 1893.

Description

Palpi porrect (extending forward) and reaching beyond the frons. Antennae ciliated in male. Forewings with veins 4 and 5 from angle of cell. Vein 6 from below upper angle. Veins 7, 8 and 9, 10 stalked. Hindwings with veins 4 and 5 from angle of cell. Veins 6 and 7 stalked whereas vein 8 from near end of cell.

Species

Holocraspedon bilineata (Hampson, 1901)
Holocraspedon erkunin (Pagenstecher, 1886)
Holocraspedon flava (van Eecke, 1927)
Holocraspedon mediopuncta (Rothschild, 1913)
Holocraspedon nigropunctum Hampson, 1893
Holocraspedon parallelum (Semper, 1899)
Holocraspedon vaneeckei Holloway, 2001

Former species

Holocraspedon hypopolius (Rothschild, 1916)

References

↑ Savela, Markku. "Holocraspedon Hampson, 1893". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
↑ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

External links

Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Holocraspedon Hampson, 1893". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 16, 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.