Dudusa

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Dudusa
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Dudusa nobilis subsp. baibarana, male
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Subfamily: Dudusinae
Genus: Dudusa
Walker, 1865
Synonyms
  • DudusoidesMatsumura, 1929
  • DudusopsisMatsumura, 1929

Dudusa is a genus of moths in the family Notodontidae. It was first described by Francis Walker in 1865. [1] Moths in genus Dudusa are large, with yellow to ochre forewings and brown hindwings, and show little sexual dimorphism. [2] Species occur in Asia, with the most diversity in Indochina. [2]

Species

Except where separately referenced, the following species and subspecies are per Schintlmeister 2013: [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Dudusa nobilis Walker, 1865". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Schintlmeister, Alexander (2020). The Notodontidae of the Indonesian archipelago (Lepidoptera). Volume 1. Leiden: Brill. p. 11. ISBN   978-90-04-35425-8 . Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  3. ↑ Schintlmeister, Alexander (2013). World Catalogue of Insects 11: Notodontidae & Oenosandridae (Lepidoptera) (e-book ed.). Leiden: Brill. pp. 132–134. ISBN   978-90-04-25918-8 . Retrieved 2 September 2022.


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