Chilkasa

Chilkasa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Chilkasa; Swinhoe, 1885
Species:	C. falcata
Binomial name
	Chilkasa falcata; Swinhoe, 1885
Synonyms
	Generic; AcygoniaRoepke, 1948; Specific; Pleurona perhamataHampson, 1894; Acygonia difformisRoepke, 1948;

Last updated December 31, 2020

Chilkasa is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae. Its only species, Chilkasa falcata, is found in India, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo and the Philippines. Both the genus and the species were first described by Swinhoe in 1885.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

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References

↑ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Chilkasa falcata Swinhoe". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
↑ Savela, Markku (June 13, 2019). "Chilkasa Swinhoe, 1885". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Chilkasa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 20, 2020.
↑ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Chilkasa Swinhoe, 1885". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved May 20, 2020.

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[1] Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Chilkasa falcata Swinhoe". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved May 20, 2020.

[2] Savela, Markku (June 13, 2019). "Chilkasa Swinhoe, 1885". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 20, 2020.

[3] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Chilkasa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 20, 2020.

[4] Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Chilkasa Swinhoe, 1885". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved May 20, 2020.

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