Hulodes

Hulodes is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.

Description

Palpi with second joint reaching vertex of head, and third joint minute in male and moderate length in female. Antennae simple. Thorax and abdomen clothed with coarse hair. Tibia spineless. Male with tibia, first tarsal joint of mid-legs and all joints of hindlegs are fringed with long hair. Forewings with arched costa towards apex, which is somewhat falcate. Hindwings with short cell. Vein 5 from close to lower angle. Larva with four pairs of abdominal prolegs, where the first pair rudimentary.

Species

Hulodes caranea Cramer, Hulodes donata Schultze, 1907Hulodes drylla Guenée, 1852Hulodes gravata Prout, 1932Hulodes ischnesthes Prout, 1932Hulodes saturnioides Guenée, 1852Hulodes solomonensis Hampson, 1926

Former species

Hulodes angulata Prout, 1928Hulodes fusifascia Hulodes hilaris Prout, 1921