Biology:Chilkasa

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Short description: Genus of moths

Chilkasa
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Scientific classification
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Chilkasa

Swinhoe, 1885
Species:
C. falcata
Binomial name
Chilkasa falcata
Swinhoe, 1885
Synonyms

Generic

  • Acygonia Roepke, 1948

Specific

  • Pleurona perhamata Hampson, 1894
  • Acygonia difformis Roepke, 1948

Chilkasa is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae. Its only species, Chilkasa falcata, is found in India , Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo and the Philippines . Both the genus and the species were first described by Swinhoe in 1885.[1][2][3][4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5098978 entry