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Polytela

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Polytela
Polytela gloriosae
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Polytela

Guenée, 1852

Polytela is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae erected by Achille Guenée in 1852. Species are distributed across the Old World.

Description

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Its eyes are hairy. The proboscis is well developed. Palpi porrect (extending forward) and roughly scaled, where the third joint is short. Antennae very simple. Thorax and abdomen without tufts and tibia without spines.[1]

Species

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Polytela gloriosae caterpillar in India

References

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  1. ^ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.