''Britha'' is a

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moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

s of the family

Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...

first described by Francis Walker in 1866.

Description

Palpi long and obliquely porrect (extending forward), where the second and third joints fringed with very long hair above. Antennae bipectinate (comb like on both sides) in male, with long spines from end of branches. Abdomen with dorsal tufts on the first two segments. Forewings of male with a large smooth patch occupying the inner area on underside, with a tuft of long hairs on vein 1. Hindwings with much arched costa and a large smooth patch on upperside. Veins 3, 4 and 6, 7 stalked. Vein 5 from near lower angle of cell.

Species

In alphabetical order: *''

Britha biguttata ''Britha biguttata'' is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in India, Sri Lanka, Java, New Guinea, Bismarck Islands, Sulawesi, Java, Borneo, Myanmar, Taiwan and Australia Australia, offi ...

'' Walker,

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/small> *'' Britha bilineata'' (Wileman, 1915) *'' Britha brithodes'' Fletcher, 1961 *'' Britha inambitiosa'' (Leech, 1900) *''

Britha luzonica ''Britha'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1866. Description Palpi long and obliquely porrect (extending forward), where the second and third joints fringed with very long hair above. Antennae bipe ...

'' (Wileman & West, 1930) *''

Britha pactalis ''Britha'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1866. Description Palpi long and obliquely porrect (extending forward), where the second and third joints fringed with very long hair above. Antennae bipe ...

'' (Walker,

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Britha robinsoni ''Britha'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1866. Description Palpi long and obliquely porrect (extending forward), where the second and third joints fringed with very long hair above. Antennae bipe ...

'' (Rothschild, 1920)

References

Hypeninae Moth genera {{Hypeninae-stub