Ancara

For the band, see Ancara (band).
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

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.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/12/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.