Chusaris
Sign in to saveChusaris is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. It was erected by Francis Walker in 1859.
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Vinony files it under Calpinae, LepIndex ID same as Wikidata and Taxa named by Francis Walker (entomologist).
Its subject is documented across 9 Wikipedia language editions.
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Chusaris is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. It was erected by Francis Walker in 1859.
==Description== Palpi long and porrect (extending forward), where the second joint fringed with scales above. Third joint slender and naked. Thorax smooth. Abdomen with a tuft on basal segment. Legs slender and naked. Forewings long and narrow with depressed and acute apex. Slight raised tufts found at middle and end of cell. Forewings with veins 6 and 7 arise from angle of cell and veins 8 to 10 stalked. Hindwings with veins 3 and 4 stalked and vein 5 from middle of discocellulars. Veins 6 and 7 stalked.
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