Biology:Olepa coromandelica

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Short description: Species of moth

Olepa coromandelica
Olepa coromandelica types.jpg
Olepa coromandelica, types, male above, female below.
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Olepa
Species:
O. coromandelica
Binomial name
Olepa coromandelica
Dubatolov, 2011

Olepa coromandelica is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was found in India in the 19th century on the Coromandel Coast. No modern specimens have been collected later. Probably, it is extinct now.

References

  • Dubatolov, V.V., 2011: A new Olepa Watson, 1980 species from South India (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae). Atalanta 42 (1/2): 136-137.

Wikidata ☰ Q7086408 entry