Aethalopteryx [SEP] parent taxon
Aethalopteryx
Aethalopteryx is a genus of moths belonging to the family Cossidae.
Diagnosis.
"Aethalopteryx" is distinguished from close relatives "Trismelasmos" , "Acosma" , "Strigocossus" and "Azygophleps" by having cup-shaped antennae in both sexes, forewings with slight reticulated patterns and reduced arms in males gnathos and particularly genital structure of the females.
Description.
Medium sized moths. Male and female antennae cup-shaped; forewing elongate with slight reticular pattern, often with a spot in the costal
area and spots in the postdiscal area; hindwing with indistinct reticular pattern.
Distribution.
Species are primarily found in east Africa with some distributed elsewhere in Africa or in the Arabian peninsula.
Species.
- "Aethalopteryx anikini"
- "Aethalopteryx atrireta"
- "Aethalopteryx dictyotephra"
- "Aethalopteryx diksami"
- "Aethalopteryx elf"
- "Aethalopteryx forsteri"
- "Aethalopteryx gazelle"
- "Aethalopteryx grandiplaga"
- "Aethalopteryx gyldenstolpei"
- "Aethalopteryx kisangani"