Ancara

Ancara is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. Species are found in India, Sri Lanka, Andaman Islands, and Borneo.[1][2]

Ancara
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Ancara

Walker, 1858
Synonyms
  • Ancaroides Bethune-Baker, 1906

Description

It is similar to the genus Euplexia, but differs from second joint of palpi reaching vertex of head and long third joint.[3]

Species

  • Ancara anaemica Hampson, 1908
  • Ancara conformis Warren, 1911
  • Ancara consimilis Warren, 1913
  • Ancara griseola (Bethune-Baker, 1906)
  • Ancara kebea (Bethune-Baker, 1906)
  • Ancara obliterans Walker, 1858
  • Ancara plaesiosema Turner, 1943
  • Ancara replicans Walker, 1858
  • Ancara rubriviridis Warren, 1911

References

  1. Savela, Markku (ed.). "Ancara Walker, 1858". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  2. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Ancara Walker, 1858". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  3. Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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