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

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

Distribution

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

Species

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References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Thiallela​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  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.
  • Li, H.H. & Y.-D. Ren, 2006: "The genus Thiallela Walker, 1863 in China (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Phycitinae)". Entomological News. 117(3): 323-331.