Britha


Britha is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1866.

Description

Palpi long and obliquely porrect, where the second and third joints fringed with very long hair above. Antennae bipectinate in male, with long spines from end of branches. Abdomen with dorsal tufts on the first two segments. Forewings of male with a large smooth patch occupying the inner area on underside, with a tuft of long hairs on vein 1. Hindwings with much arched costa and a large smooth patch on upperside. Veins 3, 4 and 6, 7 stalked. Vein 5 from near lower angle of cell.

Species

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