''Digama'' 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 in 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'') ...
described by
Frederic Moore
Frederic Moore FZS (13 May 1830 – 10 May 1907) was a British entomologist and illustrator. He produced six volumes of ''Lepidoptera Indica'' and a catalogue of the birds in the collection of the East India Company.
It has been said that Mo ...
in 1858. It is distributed in South Africa, China, throughout India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Australia.
Taxonomy
The genus was formerly placed in the
Arctiidae
The Arctiinae (formerly called the family Arctiidae) are a large and diverse subfamily of moths with around 11,000 species found all over the world, including 6,000 neotropical species.Scoble, MJ. (1995). ''The Lepidoptera: Form, Function and D ...
and the
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 ...
by different authors.
Description
Palpi upturned with second joint reaching vertex of head and long third joint. Forewings square and rather short. Vein 5 from just above lower angle of cell. Vein 6 from just below the upper angle. Veins 7 and 10 from a short areole. Hindwings with vein 5 from above lower angle of cell. Veins 6 and 7 are stalked.
Species
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Digama abietis''
Leech, 1889
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Digama africana''
Swinhoe, 1907
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Digama aganais''
Felder, 1874
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Digama budonga''
Bethume-Baker, 1913
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Digama burmana''
Hampson, 1892
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Digama costimacula''
Swinhoe, 1907
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Digama culta''
Hübner, 1825
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Digama daressalamica''
Strand, 1911
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Digama fasciata''
Butler, 1877
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Digama hearseyana''
Moore, 1859
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Digama insulana''
Felder, 1868
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Digama lithosioides''
Swinhoe, 1907
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Digama malgassica''
Toulgoët, 1954
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Digama marchalii''
Guerin, 1843
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Digama marmorea''
Butler, 1877
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Digama meridionalis''
Swinhoe, 1907
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Digama ostentata''
Distant, 1899
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Digama pandaensis''
Romieux, 1935
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Digama plicata''
Pinhey, 1952
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Digama rileyi''
Kiriakoff, 1958
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Digama sagittata''
Gaede, 1926
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Digama septempuncta''
Hampson, 1910
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Digama serratula''
Talbot, 1932
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Digama sinuosa''
Hampson, 1905
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Digama spilosoma''
Felder, 1874
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Digama spilosomoides''
Walker, 1865
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Digama strabonis''
Hampson, 1910
References
''Digama''at the
Natural History Museum
A natural history museum or museum of natural history is a scientific institution with natural history collections that include current and historical records of animals, plants, fungi, ecosystems, geology, paleontology, climatology, and more. ...
Butterflies and Moths of the World project
Aganainae
Moth genera
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