Carmara

Carmara
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Subfamily:	Acontiinae
Genus:	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] [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.

References

1. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 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.