Olepa coromandelica

Olepa coromandelica
Olepa coromandelica, types, male above, female below.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Erebidae
Genus:Olepa
Species: O. coromandelica
Binomial name
Olepa coromandelica
Dubatolov, 2011

Olepa coromandelica is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was found in India in the 19th century on the Coromandel Coast. No modern specimens have been collected later. Probably, it is extinct now.

References

  • Dubatolov, V.V., 2011: A new Olepa Watson, 1980 species from South India (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae). Atalanta 42 (1/2): 136-137.


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