title: Oeonistis
text: # Oeonistis
  
  Oeonistis is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819. They are found in India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Borneo and other minor islands of Oceania.
  
  ## Description
  
  Palpi porrect (extending forward), the second joint fringed with hair. Antennae of male bipectinated, with short branches and with a bristle from the end. Forewing very long and narrow. Vein 3 from before angle of cell. Veins 4 and 5 from angle, vein 6 from upper angle and veins 7 to 9 stalked. Areole absent. Hindwing with veins 4 and 5 stalked. Veins 6 and 7 on a short stalk and vein 8 from middle of cell.
  
  ## Species
  
  * Oeonistis altica (Linnaeus, 1768)
  * Oeonistis bicolora Bethune-Baker, 1904
  * Oeonistis bistrigata Rothschild, 1912
  * Oeonistis delia Fabricius, 1787
  * Oeonistis entella Cramer, 1779
  