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Philecia
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Homodes.
Homodes is a genus of moths of the family Erebidaefirst described by Achille Guenée in 1852. TaxonomyThe genus has previously been classified in the subfamily Calpinae of the family Noctuidae. DescriptionPalpi upturned and reaching vertex of head, where the third joint very minute. Antennae ciliated. Thorax smoothly scaled. Abdomen with dorsal tufts on proximal segments. Tibia nearly smooth. Forelegs of male with a tuft of long hair from base of coxa. Forewing with round apex. Hindwings with vein 5 from near center of discocellulars. Species(Walker, 1862) India, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Saleyer, New Guinea, N.QueenslandHomodes croceaGuenée, 1852 India, Thailand, Andamans, Sundaland, Sulawesi, Seram, Kei, New Guinea, BismarcksHampson, 1896 Sri Lanka, BorneoProut, 1928 Sumatra, BorneoMeyrick, 1889 India (Meghalaya), New GuineaHampson, 1926 Solomon IslandsViette, 1958 MadagascarHolloway, 2005 BorneoRoepke, 1938 northern SulawesiHampson, 1926 southern India, Borneo, PhilippinesHomodes vividaGuenée, 1852 India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Singapore, Borneo, SulawesiReferences