Chilkasa

Chilkasa is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae. Its only species, Chilkasa falcata, is found in India, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo and the Philippines. Both the genus and the species were first described by Swinhoe in 1885.[1][2][3][4]

Chilkasa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Genus:
Chilkasa

Swinhoe, 1885
Species:
C. falcata
Binomial name
Chilkasa falcata
Swinhoe, 1885
Synonyms

Generic

  • Acygonia Roepke, 1948

Specific

  • Pleurona perhamata Hampson, 1894
  • Acygonia difformis Roepke, 1948

References
  1. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Chilkasa falcata Swinhoe". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  2. Savela, Markku (June 13, 2019). "Chilkasa Swinhoe, 1885". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  3. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Chilkasa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  4. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Chilkasa Swinhoe, 1885". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved May 20, 2020.


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