Moma (moth)
Appearance
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The scarce merveille du jour (Moma alpium). | |
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Genus: | Moma Hübner, 1820
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Moma is a genus of owlet moths in the subfamily Dyopsinae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1820
Description
[edit]Their eyes are hairy. The proboscis is well developed. Palpi obliquely upturned and clothed with long hair below, and short third joint. Thorax and abdomen tuftless, where abdomen clothed with long hair at sides. Larva forms a cocoon in a rolled up leaf.[1]
Species
[edit]- Moma abbreviata (Sugi, 1968)
- Moma alpium (Osbeck, 1778)
- Moma fulvicollis (de Lattin, 1949)
- Moma glauca Turati, 1911
- Moma tsushimana Sugi, 1982
References
[edit]- ^ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.