Biology:Toosa (moth)

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Short description: Genus of moths

Toosa
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Thyrididae
Subfamily: Charideinae
Genus: Toosa
Walker, 1856
Synonyms
  • Cicinnoscelis Holland, 1894

Toosa is a genus of moths of the family Thyrididae erected by Francis Walker in 1856. The species are found in Africa.[1]

Species

Some species of this genus are:[2][3]

  • Toosa batesi Bethune-Baker, 1927
  • Toosa glaucopiformis Walker, 1856
  • Toosa longipes (Holland, 1896)

References

  1. Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Toosa Walker, 1856". Natural History Museum, London. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusDetails.dsml?NUMBER=29423.0. Retrieved March 23, 2020. 
  2. De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2019). "Toosa Walker, 1856". http://www.afromoths.net/genus/show/460480. Retrieved March 23, 2020.  Note: This source appears to misspell the synonym as Cincinnoscelis.
  3. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Toosa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=82499. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q10383245 entry