Thalatta

Thalatta is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae described by Francis Walker in 1858. The species of this genus are from India, South-east Asia and Sundaland.[1]

Thalatta
Thalatta fasciosa
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Thalatta

Walker, 1858

Species

Some species of this genus are:[2]

  • Thalatta argentimacula Candeze 1927
  • Thalatta fasciosa Moore 1882 (India)
  • Thalatta melanogramma Hampson 1926
  • Thalatta prapata ( Kobes, ) (Peninsular Malaysia)
  • Thalatta precedens Walker, 1858 (India)
  • Thalatta holortha Hampson (Sundaland)
  • Thalatta argentipuncta (Kobes)

According to an article, this, along with many others of the family Noctuidae are highly toxic to canines.[3]

References

  1. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Thalatta Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  2. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Thalatta Walker 1858". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
  3. Gardner, J. C. M. (2009). "On the Larvae of the Noctuidae—II". Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London. 98 (4): 59–89. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2311.1947.tb01052.x.


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