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Arrade

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Arrade
Arrade destituta
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Arrade

Walker, 1863
Synonyms[1]
  • Madoce Walker, 1863
  • Larassa Walker, [1866]
  • Ziza Walker, 1863
  • Lophocraspedon Hampson, 1893

Arrade is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae described by Francis Walker in 1863.

Description

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Palpi obliquely porrect (extending forward), of moderate length. Second joint hairy. Frontal tuft sharp. Antennae minutely ciliated in male. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Abdomen long. Legs naked. Forewings long and narrow with acute apex. The outer margin nearly straight. A large tuft of scales found on inner margin beyond middle. Veins 6 and 7 arise from angle of cell. Veins 8 to 10 stalked from before the end or sometimes vein 10 absent. Hindwings with veins 3 and 4 stalked or from cell, whereas veins 6 and 7 stalked and vein 5 from middle of discocellulars.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (March 5, 2012). "Arrade Walker, 1863". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  2. ^ Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.