''Rivula'' 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
Achille Guenée 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
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*Rebel (1912). ''Iris'' 26: 70, fig. 3.
*Scopoli (1763). ''
Entomologia Carniolica''.
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Rivulinae
Moth genera
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