Westermannia | |
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Westermannia elliptica | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nolidae |
Subfamily: | Westermanniinae |
Genus: |
Westermannia Hübner, 1821 |
Synonyms | |
Miaromima Meyrick, 1889 |
Miaromima Meyrick, 1889
Westermannia is a genus of moths of the monotypic subfamily Westermanniinae of the Nolidae family.
Palpi slender and closely appressed to the frons, where the third joint naked and reaching just above vertex of head. Antennae of male almost simple. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Tibia hairless and spineless. Fore wings with nearly rectangular apex. Hind wings with vein 5 from below center of discocellulars.