Indocala

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Indocala
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae (?)
Subfamily: Catocalinae
Genus: Indocala
Rose & Srivastava, 1990
Species:
I. punjabensis
Binomial name
Indocala punjabensis
Rose & Srivastava, 1990

Indocala is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Indocala punjabensis, is found in India. Both the genus and the species were first described by H. S. Rose and A. Srivastava in 1990. [1] The specific name comes from the state of Punjab. [2]

References

  1. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Indocala Rose & Srivastava, 1990". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  2. Rose, H. S. & Srivastava, A. (1990). "A new lepidopteran Indocala gen. nov. from India (Ophiderinae: Noctuidae: Lepidoptera)". Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 86: 427–430 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.