Thalatta
For the ship, see Thalatta (Thames Barge).
| Thalatta | |
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| Thalatta fasciosa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Calpinae |
| Genus: | Thalatta Walker, 1858 |
Thalatta is a genus of moths of the Erebidae family. The species of this genus are from in India, South-east Asia and in Sundaland.[1]
Species
Some species of this genus are:[2]
- Thalatta argentimacula Candeze 1927
- Thalatta fasciosa Moore 1882 (India)
- Thalatta melanogramma Hampson 1926
- Thalatta prapata ( Kobes, ) (Peninsular Malaysia)
- Thalatta precedens Walker, 1858 (India)
- Thalatta holortha Hampson (Sundaland)
- Thalatta argentipuncta (Kobes)
According to an article, this, along with many others of the Noctuidae family are highly toxic to canines.[3]
References
- ↑ Moths of Borneo
- ↑ taxapad.com
- ↑ Gardner, J. C. M. "ON THE LARVAE OF THE NOCTUIDAE—II".
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