Machairophora

Machairophora
	Machairophora fumigata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Machairophora; Hampson, 1893
Type species
	Machairophora fulvipuncta; Hampson, 1893
Synonyms
	Machaerophora Hampson, 1900;

Machairophora is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae first described by George Hampson in 1893.[1] Two species are included, which are found from Sri Lanka and Papua New Guinea only.

Description

In male, antennae bipectinate (comb like on both sides) with short branches. Fore tibia with a short curved spine. Mid and hind tibia with long terminal spur pairs. Wings are covered with scales and hair. In forewings, veins 7 to 9 stalked, vein 11 arising from vein 10, then anastomosing (fusing) with vein 12. Hindwings with stalked veins 3 and 4, where the veins 6 and 7 on a very long stalk. Vein 8 from near end of cell.[2]

Species

Machairophora fulvipuncta Hampson, 1893 (Sri Lanka)
Machairophora fumigata Pagenstecher, 1900 (Papua New Guinea)

References

Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Machairophora Hampson, 1893". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
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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[1] Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Machairophora Hampson, 1893". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved October 15, 2020.

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