Amyna
TaxonAmyna
AuthorityGuenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1852
Synonyms
  • Berresa Walker, [1859]
  • Ilattia Walker, [1859]
  • Lochia Walker, 1865
  • Stridova Walker, 1869
  • Pteraetholix Grote, 1873
  • Chytoryza Grote, 1876
  • Hesperimorpha Saalmüller, 1880
  • Amynodes Warren, 1913
  • Formosamyna Strand, 1920
  • Niphosticta Turner, 1936
  • Trilophia Turner, 1943
  • Hurworthia Nye, 1975

Amyna is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae erected by Achille Guenée in 1852.[1][2][3]

Description

Their thoraxes are tuftless. The abdomen is slender and tapering to a point with the slight dorsal tufts. Palpi more slender and reaching above vertex of head. Forewings are shorter and broader, where the costa more arched towards apex.[4]

Species

References

  1. ^ Savela, Markku (August 1, 2019). "Amyna Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1852". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
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  3. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Amyna Guenée, 1852". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  4. ^ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis. – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.