''Rivula'' is a

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s in the family

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described by

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in 1845.

Description

Palpi porrect (extending forward), the second joint thickly scaled, and third joint minute. A sharp front tuft present. Antennae minutely ciliated. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. The typical section has the tibia of the male nearly naked. Forewings with nearly rectangular apex. Veins 7, 8 and 9 stalked. Hindwings with stalked veins 3 and 4.

Species

References

External links

* *Rebel (1912). ''Iris'' 26: 70, fig. 3. *Scopoli (1763). ''

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''. * Rivulinae Moth genera {{Noctuoidea-stub