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| Nossa palaearctica Female | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Epicopeiidae |
| Genus: | Nossa Kirby, 1892 [1] |
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Nossa is a genus of moths in the family Epicopeiidae. The genus was described by William Forsell Kirby in 1892.
Henry John Elwes, FRS was a British botanist, entomologist, author, lepidopterist, collector and traveller who became renowned for collecting specimens of lilies during trips to the Himalaya and Korea. He was one of the first group of 60 people to receive the Victoria Medal of the Royal Horticultural Society in 1897. Author of Monograph of the Genus Lilium (1880), and The Trees of Great Britain & Ireland (1906–1913) with Augustine Henry, as well as numerous articles, he left a collection of 30,000 butterfly specimens to the Natural History Museum, including 11,370 specimens of Palaearctic butterflies.
Epicopeiidae is a family of insects in the order Lepidoptera. They are known as oriental swallowtail moths as they closely resemble some oriental swallowtail butterflies. Epicopeiidae have highly varied structure in regards to body size and wing shape. Epicopeiidaen wing patterns are involved in complicated mimicry rings.
Aemilia is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae described by William Forsell Kirby in 1892. It was initially named Ameles, but this name properly refers to a praying mantis genus.
Crocomela is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was described by William Forsell Kirby in 1892.
Ctenucha is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae.
Cyana is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. Species are well distributed in Africa, Madagascar, China, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Sumatra, Java and Borneo. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1854.
Eriphioides is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was described by William Forsell Kirby in 1892.
Gardinia is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was described by William Forsell Kirby in 1892.
Hypatia is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was described by William Forsell Kirby in 1892.
Ovipennis is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by George Hampson in 1900.
Sebastia is a monotypic tiger moth genus in the family Erebidae described by William Forsell Kirby in 1892. Its only species, Sebastia argus, was first described by Francis Walker in 1862. It can be found in Yunnan and Bangladesh.
Heraclia is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1820.
Lobocleta is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Warren in 1906.
Psychophora is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by William Kirby in 1824.
Lachana selenophora is a species of moth of the subfamily Lymantriinae. It is found in alpine habitats on the high mountains in Central Asia.
Nossa moorei is a moth in the family Epicopeiidae first described by Henry John Elwes in 1890. It is found in the Indian state of Assam, Bhutan, and China.
Nossa nagaensis is a moth in the family Epicopeiidae first described by Henry John Elwes in 1890. It is found in the Indian state of Assam.
Nossa palaearctica is a moth in the family Epicopeiidae first described by Staudinger in 1887. It is found in the Russian Far East and China. The Global Lepidoptera Names Index gives this name as a synonym of Nossa nelcinna.
Campylotes is a genus of day-flying moths of the family Zygaenidae. The genus was erected by John O. Westwood in 1840.
Platyzygaena is a genus of moths belonging to the family Zygaenidae.
