Belippa

Belippa
	Belippa thoracica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Limacodidae
Genus:	Belippa; Walker, 1865

Belippa is a genus of moths in the family Limacodidae erected by Francis Walker in 1865.[1]

Description

Antennae with proximal one-third is bipectinated in males, whereas ciliated in females. Palpi reaching vertex of head. Hind tibia with two pairs of spurs. Forewing with vein 7, 8 and 9 stalked. Hindwing with veins 6 and 7 from the cell.[2]

Species

Belippa aeolus Solovyev & Witt, 2009 (Vietnam)
Belippa apicata Moore (India)
Belippa boninensis (Matsumura, 1931) (Japan)
Belippa cyanopasta Hampson, 1910 (Myanmar)
Belippa ferruginea Moore 1877 (India)
Belippa formosaensis Kawada, 1930
Belippa horrida Walker, 1865 (China, Japan, Taiwan)
Belippa lohor Moore (India, Java)
Belippa ochreata Yoshimoto, 1994 (India, China)
Belippa thoracica Moore, 1879 (India)

References

Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Belippa Walker, 1865". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

Walker, Francis (1864). List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. p. 508 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

External links

"Taxonomy Browser: Belippa". Barcode of Life Data System. Retrieved November 18, 2018.

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[1] Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Belippa Walker, 1865". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved November 18, 2018.

[2] Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.