Araeopteron kurokoi

(Araeopteron kurokoi)

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Description

Araeopteron kurokoi is a butterfly species described by Inoue in 1958. Araeopteron kurokoi is part of the genus Araeopteron and the moth family. No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life. Araeopteron is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by George Hampson in 1893. The genus has previously been classified in the subfamily Araeopteroninae within Erebidae or in the subfamily Acontiinae of the family Noctuidae. Palpi slender and sickle shaped, reaching just above the vertex of the head. Antennae almost simple. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Tibia naked. Forewings rather long and narrow. The apex rounded. Veins 3, 4 and 8, 9, 10, 11 stalked, whereas veins 6 arise from below angle of cell and vein 7 from angle. Hindwings with veins 3, 4 and 6, 7 stalked. Vein 5 from middle of discocellulars.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Noctuidae
Genus:Araeopteron
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