Thiallela

Thiallela
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Thiallela
Walker, 1863[1]
Type species
Thiallela signifera
Walker, 1863 [2]
Synonyms
  • Luconia Ragonot, 1888
  • Phalobathra Meyrick, 1932

Thiallela is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Walker in 1863.[3]

Distribution

The genus is distributed in the Oriental and Australian regions, including China, Japan, India, Sri Lanka, Burma, Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea, Australia and Fiji

Species

References

  1. Thiallela at the Global Lepidoptera Names Index, Natural History Museum
  2. Thiallela at Butterflies and Moths of the World, Natural History Museum
  3. Walker, Francis (1863). List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum: Lepidoptera heterocera. Trustees, British Museum. p. 120. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
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