Chelecala

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Chelecala
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae (?)
Subfamily: Catocalinae
Genus: Chelecala
Hampson, 1913
Species:
C. trefoliata
Binomial name
Chelecala trefoliata
Butler, 1898

Chelecala is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by George Hampson in 1913. [1] Its only species, Chelecala trefoliata, was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1898. [2] It is found in Kenya. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Chelecala​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  2. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Chelecala trefoliata​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  3. ↑ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Chelecala Hampson, 1913". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw . Retrieved December 24, 2019.


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