Schistophleps
genus of insects
Schistophleps is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae first described by George Hampson in 1891.
Description
Palpi porrect (extending forward) and short. Antennae with swollen basal joint clothed with long scales. Tibia with short spurs. Forewings with vein 3 from before angle of cell. Vein 5 from near center of discocellulars. Vein 6 from upper angle and veins 7, 8 and 9, 10 stalked. Vein 11 anastomosing (fusing) with vein 12. There are three veinlets between vein 12 and the costa. Hindwings with vein 3 from before angle of cell and vein 5 from above angle.
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