Chiretolpis

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Cladus: Macroheterocera
Superfamilia: Noctuoidea

Familia: Erebidae
Subfamilia: Arctiinae
Tribus: Lithosiini
Subtribus: Nudariina
Genus: Chiretolpis
Species: C. erubescens –
Species incertae sedis

C. atrifulva – C. bicolorata – C. elongata – C. keensis – C. melanoxantha – C. nigrita – C. nigrorufa – C. ochracea – C. postdivisa – C. rhodia – C. signata – C. sinapis – C. unicolor – C. woodlarkiana – C. xanthomelas – C. xanthopera – C. zebrina
Name

Chiretolpis Watson, 1980
References
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Additional references

Chiretolpis is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae.

Description

Palpi very minute. Antennae ciliated in both sexes, but long in male than female. Abdomen of female with a large anal tuft. Wings covered with hair like scales. Forewings long, apex produced and rounded. Outer margin very oblique. Veins 7 to 9 stalked and vein 11 anastomosing with vein 12. Hindwings with vein 3 arise from before angle of cell, vein 5 from above angle, veins 6 and 7 stalked and vein 8 from beyond middle of cell.[2]
Species

Chiretolpis atrifulva
Chiretolpis bicolorata (Pagenstecher, 1900)
Chiretolpis elongata
Chiretolpis erubescens
Chiretolpis melanoxantha
Chiretolpis ochracea
Chiretolpis rhodia
Chiretolpis signata
Chiretolpis sinapis
Chiretolpis unicolor
Chiretolpis woodlarkiana
Chiretolpis xanthomelas

References

Savela, Markku. "Chiretolpis Watson, Fletcher & Nye, 1980". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.