Carmara

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Carmara
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Carmara

Walker, [1863]
Species:
C. subcervina
Binomial name
Carmara subcervina
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms

Generic

  • GyrognathaHampson, 1893
  • ZagiraWalker, 1866

Specific

  • Zagira acidaliariaWalker, 1866
  • Gyrognatha atricepsHampson, 1893

Carmara is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Carmara subcervina, is found in Sri Lanka, [1] Japan, Taiwan, Borneo and Australia. Both the genus and species were first described by Francis Walker in 1864. [2]

Its forewings are brownish with a pale broken zigzag submarginal line. There is a pale mark on the hindmargin of hindwings. [3]

Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms gives Carmara as a synonym of Nechesia Walker, 1862.Savela, Markku, ed. (August 30, 2019). "Nechesia Walker, 1862". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 22, 2020.

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References

  1. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  2. "Species Details: Carmara subcervina Walker, 1864". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  3. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (10 April 2015). "Carmara subcervina (Walker, 1863)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 4 October 2018.