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Hydrillodes
2026-11-16 01:57:48 · The Daily Ledger
Hydrillodes is a genus of litter moths of the family Erebidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1854. Its validity is somewhat disputed.
Description
Palpi long and sickle shaped. Second joint curved over the head and third joint long. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Forewings with rounded apex usually. The outer margin evenly curved with short cell. Veins 4 and stalked. Hardly a trace of the discocellulars found. Vein 6 from upper angle of cell and veins 7 to 10 stalked. Hindwings with short cell. Vein 3 and 4 stalked. Vein 5 from lower angle of cell and vein 6 and 7 stalked.
Species
Species of the genus include:
Hydrillodes abavalis
Hydrillodes aroa
Hydrillodes aviculalis
Hydrillodes bryophiloides junior synonym of Hydrillodes aviculalis
Hydrillodes captiosalis
Hydrillodes carayoni
Hydrillodes chionaemoides
Hydrillodes comoroana
Hydrillodes contigua
Hydrillodes crispipalpus
Hydrillodes danum
Hydrillodes dimissalis
Hydrillodes discoidea
Hydrillodes erythusalis
Hydrillodes eucaula
Hydrillodes fuliginosa
Hydrillodes funestalis
Hydrillodes gravatalis
Hydrillodes grisea
Hydrillodes griseoides
Hydrillodes hemusalis
Hydrillodes incerta
Hydrillodes inversa
Hydrillodes janalis
Hydrillodes labi
Hydrillodes latifascialis
Hydrillodes lentalis
Hydrillodes lugens
Hydrillodes mediochracea
Hydrillodes meeki
Hydrillodes melanozona
Hydrillodes metisalis
Hydrillodes moloalis
Hydrillodes morosa
Hydrillodes murudensis
Hydrillodes nilgirialis
Hydrillodes norfolki
Hydrillodes nubeculalis
Hydrillodes obscurans
Hydrillodes pacifica
Hydrillodes pala
Hydrillodes perplexalis
Hydrillodes pertruncata
Hydrillodes plicalis
Hydrillodes plicaloides
Hydrillodes poiensis
Hydrillodes postpallida
Hydrillodes pseudmorosa
Hydrillodes pterota
Hydrillodes pyraustalis
Hydrillodes semiluna
Hydrillodes sigma
Hydrillodes subalbida
Hydrillodes subbasalis
Hydrillodes subtruncata
Hydrillodes surata
Hydrillodes telisai
Hydrillodes thomensis
Hydrillodes toresalis
Hydrillodes torsivena
Hydrillodes truncata
Hydrillodes uliginosalis
Hydrillodes vexillifera
Notes
References
afromoths "Hydrillodes
Herminiinae
Moth genera
