Belippa

Belippa is a genus of moths in the family Limacodidae erected by Francis Walker in 1865.^[1]

Description

Antennae with proximal one-third is bipectinated in males, whereas ciliated in females. Palpi reaching vertex of head. Hind tibia with two pairs of spurs. Forewing with vein 7, 8 and 9 stalked. Hindwing with veins 6 and 7 from the cell.^[2]

Species

• Belippa aeolus Solovyev & Witt, 2009 (Vietnam)
• Belippa apicata Moore (India)
• Belippa boninensis (Matsumura, 1931) (Japan)
• Belippa cyanopasta Hampson, 1910 (Myanmar)
• Belippa ferruginea Moore 1877 (India)
• Belippa formosaensis Kawada, 1930
• Belippa horrida Walker, 1865 (China, Japan, Taiwan)
• Belippa lohor Moore (India, Java)
• Belippa ochreata Yoshimoto, 1994 (India, China)
• Belippa thoracica Moore, 1879 (India)

References

• Walker, Francis (1864). List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. p. 508 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.