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Cingalesa strigicosta
Cingalesa is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Cingalesa strigicosta, is found in Sri Lanka. Both the genus and species were first described by George Hampson, the genus in 1894 and the species in 1893.
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Description
Palpi upturned, where the second joint reaching vertex of head, the third joint minute. Thorax and abdomen tuftless. Forewings with vein 6 absent, veins 8 to 10 stalked. Hindwings with stalked veins 3, 4 and 6, 7.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1292678.