Tifama

Tifama is a monotypic moth genus in the family Notodontidae (the prominent moths) erected by Francis Walker in 1855. Its only species, Tifama chera, was first described by Dru Drury in 1773. The species is known from Suriname[1] and Brazil.

Tifama
Dorsal view
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Notodontidae
Genus:
Tifama

Walker, 1855
Species:
T. chera
Binomial name
Tifama chera
(Drury, 1773)
Synonyms
  • Chaetognatha Felder, 1874
  • Noctua chera Drury, 1773
  • Lusura chera (Drury, 1773)
  • Phalaena altrix Stoll, [1780]
  • Phalaena megalops Sepp, 1848
  • Tifama simois Walker, 1855

Description

Upperside: antennae setaceous (bristly). Head, thorax, and abdomen greyish russet. Wings grey-ash coloured, the anterior having a dark brown irregular line running near the posterior and external edges to the anterior near the tips. Posterior wings immaculate. Underside: the same colours as the upper, without any marks. Margins of the wings entire. Wingspan nearly ​2 1⁄2 inches (60 mm).[2]

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Tifama Walker, 1855". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  2. Drury, Dru (1837). Westwood, John (ed.). Illustrations of Exotic Entomology. 2. pp. 38-39. pl. XX.


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