Ancara

Ancara
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Acronictinae
Genus: Ancara
Walker, 1858
Synonyms

Ancaroides Bethune-Baker, 1906

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

Description

Similar to Euplexia genus, differs from second joint of palpi reaching vertex of head and long third joint.[1]

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. Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-ii". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.


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