Talapa is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Frederic Moore in 1867.[1][2][3]
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| Genus: | Talapa Moore, 1867
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Description
editPalpi 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
edit- Talapa birthana C. Swinhoe, 1905
- Talapa caliginosa Walker, 1865
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Talapa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (August 24, 2019). "Talapa Moore, 1867". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Talapa Moore, 1867". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
- ^ Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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