Biology:Talapa
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Short description: Genus of moths
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| Genus: | Talapa Moore, 1867
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Talapa is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Frederic Moore in 1867.[1][2][3]
Description
Palpi obliquely porrect (extending forward), with long second and third joints. Second joint clothed with hair. Antennae minutely ciliated in male. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Tibia hairy. Forewings with produced and acute apex. Hindwings with vein 5 from lower angle of cell.[4]
Species
- Talapa birthana C. Swinhoe, 1905
- Talapa caliginosa Walker, 1865
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Talapa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=288931.
- ↑ Savela, Markku, ed (August 24, 2019). "Talapa Moore, 1867". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/erebidae/talapa/.
- ↑ Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Talapa Moore, 1867". Natural History Museum, London. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusDetails.dsml?NUMBER=28337.0.
- ↑ Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/180173#page/3/mode/1up.
Wikidata ☰ Q7678893 entry
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