''Conservula'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
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
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other f ...
described by
Augustus Radcliffe Grote
Augustus Radcliffe Grote (February 7, 1841 – September 12, 1903) was a British entomologist who described over 1,000 species of butterflies and moths.Osborn, H. 1937. Fragments of Entomological History. Columbus, OH: Published by the autho ...
in 1874.
Description
Its eyes are naked and without lashes. The proboscis is fully developed. Palpi upturned and reaching vertex of head, thickly scaled where the third joint minute. Antennae simple in both sexes. Metathorax with tufts which are well developed in the American species, slight in other regions. Abdomen without tufts. Tibia spineless. Forewings with non-crenulate cilia.
Species
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Conservula alambica''
Gaede, 1915
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Conservula ancillottoi''
(Berio, 1978)
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Conservula anodonta''
(Guenée, 1852)
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Conservula anthophyes''
(D. S. Fletcher, 1963)
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Conservula cinisigna
''Conservula cinisigna'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million squa ...
''
de Joannis, 1906
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Conservula clarki''
Janse, 1937
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Conservula comoriensis
''Conservula'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1874.
Description
Its eyes are naked and without lashes. The proboscis is fully developed. Palpi upturned and reaching vertex of head, thickly sca ...
''
(Viette, 1979)
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Conservula furca''
(D. S. Fletcher, 1961)
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Conservula indica''
(Moore, 1867)
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Conservula malagasa''
Gaede, 1915
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Conservula minor''
Holland, 1896
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Conservula rosacea''
(Saalmüller, 1891)
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Conservula scriptura''
(Rougeot & Laporte, 1983)
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Conservula simillima''
Berio, 1966
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Conservula sinensis''
Hampson, 1908
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Conservula subrosacea''
(Viette, 1958)
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Conservula v-brunneum''
(Guenée, 1852)
References
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Caradrinini
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