Westermannia
Sign in to saveWestermannia is a genus of moths of the monotypic subfamily Westermanniinae of the family Nolidae. The genus was described by Jacob Hübner in 1821.
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It sits within the topics LepIndex ID same as Wikidata and Nolidae.
Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.
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- taxon name
- Westermannia
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- Category:Westermannia
- Commons category
- Westermannia
- taxonomic type
- Westermannia superba
- has host
- Terminalia bellirica
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Westermannia is a genus of moths of the monotypic subfamily Westermanniinae of the family Nolidae. The genus was described by Jacob Hübner in 1821.
==Description== Their palpi are slender and closely appressed (flattened down) to the frons, where the third joint is naked and reaching just above vertex of head. Antennae of male almost simple. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Tibia hairless and spineless. Forewings with nearly rectangular apex. Hindwings with vein 5 from below center of discocellulars.
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