Tochara creberrima

Tochara creberrima is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858.

Tochara creberrima
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Genus:
Tochara
Species:
T. creberrima
Binomial name
Tochara creberrima
(Walker, 1858)
Synonyms
  • Thermesia creberrima Walker, 1858
  • Iluza pyralina Moore, 1877
  • Tochara obliqua Moore, 1882
  • Tochara gilloloensis Swinhoe, 1919
  • Tochara salea Swinhoe, 1919

Distribution

It is found from India[1] to Japan, New Guinea, the Carolines and Australia.[2]

This species is more frequent in the lowlands.[3]

References
  1. Hewitson, William C. & Moore, Frederic (1879). Descriptions of New Indian Lepidopterous Insects: From the Collection of the Late Mr. W.S. Atkinson, M.A., F.L.S., &c. The Asiatic Society of Bengal. OCLC 9625544 – via Internet Archive.
  2. "Tochara creberrima Walker メイガモドキクチバ". みんなで作る日本産蛾類図鑑 [An Identification Guide of Japanese Moths Compiled by Everyone] (in Japanese). Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  3. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Tochara creberrima Walker comb. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved January 20, 2019.


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