Chilkasa

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Chilkasa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Calpinae
Genus: Chilkasa
Swinhoe, 1885
Species:
C. falcata
Binomial name
Chilkasa falcata
Swinhoe, 1885
Synonyms

Generic

  • AcygoniaRoepke, 1948

Specific

  • Pleurona perhamataHampson, 1894
  • Acygonia difformisRoepke, 1948

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]

References

  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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