Gyrtona

Gyrtona is a genus of moths of the family Euteliidae first described by Francis Walker in 1863.

Description

Similar to Stictoptera, differs in porrect palpi and more hairy. A large frontal tuft present. Antennae with long cilia in male and abdomen tuftless. Forewings with slightly raised tufts at middle and end of cell.^[3]

Species

• Gyrtona albicans (Pagenstecher 1900)
• Gyrtona erebenna (Mabille, 1900)
• Gyrtona eusema (Prout, 1926)
• Gyrtona ferrimissalis Walker, 1863
• Gyrtona inclusalis Walker, 1863
• Gyrtona hylusalis Walker, 1863
• Gyrtona lapidarioides Holloway, ??
• Gyrtona malgassica Kenrick, 1917
• Gyrtona niveivitta Swinhoe, 1905
• Gyrtona obliqualis Holloway, ??
• Gyrtona oxyptera Hampson, 1912
• Gyrtona perlignealis (Walker, 1863)
• Gyrtona polionota Hampson, 1905
• Gyrtona polymorpha Hampson, 1905
• Gyrtona proximalis Walker, 1863
• Gyrtona pseudoquadratifera Holloway, ??
• Gyrtona purpurea Robinson, 1975
• Gyrtona pyraloides (Walker, 1864)
• Gyrtona semicarbonalis Walker, 1863

References

• The Moths of Borneo
• De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Gyrtona Walker, 1863". Afromoths. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
• Savela, Markku. "Gyrtona Walker, 1863". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 15, 2019.