Biology:Dudusa

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Short description: Genus of moth

Dudusa
Dudusa nobilis baibarana male.jpg
Dudusa nobilis subsp. baibarana, male
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Subfamily: Dudusinae
Genus: Dudusa
Walker, 1865
Synonyms
  • Dudusoides Matsumura, 1929
  • Dudusopsis Matsumura, 1929

Dudusa is a genus of moths in the family Notodontidae. It was first described by Francis Walker in 1865.[1] Moths in genus Dudusa are large, with yellow to ochre forewings and brown hindwings, and show little sexual dimorphism.[2] Species occur in Asia, with the most diversity in Indochina.[2]

Species

Except where separately referenced, the following species and subspecies are per Schintlmeister 2013:[3]

  • Dudusa celebensis Roepke, 1944
  • Dudusa distincta Mell, 1922
  • Dudusa minor Schintlmeister, 1993
    • Dudusa minor expectata Schintlmeister & Lourens, 2010
    • Dudusa minor rufa Schintlmeister & Lourens, 2010
  • Dudusa nobilis Walker, 1865
    • Dudusa nobilis baibarana Matsumura, 1929
  • Dudusa obesa Schintlmeister & Fang, 2001
  • Dudusa roepkei Schintlmeister 2020[2]
  • Dudusa sphingiformis Moore, 1872
  • Dudusa synopla Swinhoe, 1907
  • Dudusa vethi (Snellen, 1892)
    • Dudusa vethi borneensis Roepke, 1944
    • Dudusa vethi ferruginea Schintlmeister, 2020[2]
    • Dudusa vethi javana Roepke, 1944

References

Wikidata ☰ Q10268997 entry