Mantala

Genus of moths

Mantala
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Mantala Walker, 1862
Species:	M. tineoides
Binomial name
*Mantala tineoides* Walker, 1862

Mantala is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae. Its single species, Mantala tineoides, is found on Borneo. Both the genus and the species were first described by Francis Walker in 1862.^[1] The habitat consists of lowland and lower montane forests.^[2]

References

^ Savela, Markku. "Mantala Walker, 1862". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Mantala tineoides Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved October 11, 2019.

Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (2023). "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw.