Digama


Digama is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae described by Frederic Moore in 1858. It is distributed in South Africa, China, throughout India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Australia.

Taxonomy

The genus was formerly placed in the Arctiidae and the Noctuidae by different authors.

Description

Palpi upturned with second joint reaching vertex of head and long third joint. Forewings square and rather short. Vein 5 from just above lower angle of cell. Vein 6 from just below the upper angle. Veins 7 and 10 from a short areole. Hindwings with vein 5 from above lower angle of cell. Veins 6 and 7 are stalked.

Species