
Magpie moths
Scientific name: Abraxas
Magpie moths
Scientific name: Abraxas

Description

Palpi porrect (extending forward) and roughly scaled. Hind tibia of male dilated with a fold containing a tuft of hair. Forewings with vein 3 from before angle of cell and veins 7, 8, 9 and 10, 11 stalked. Vein 11 becoming coincident with vein 12, or apparently absent. Hindwings with vein 3 from before angle of cell.


Species of Magpie moths


Scientific Classification
