Teulisna chiloides

Species of moth

Teulisna chiloides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Teulisna
Species:
T. chiloides
Binomial name
Teulisna chiloides
Francis Walker, 1862
Synonyms
  • Corcura torta Walker, 1862
  • Ityca humeralis Walker, 1866
  • Diastrophia dasypyga Felder, 1874
  • Ilema violitincta Rothschild, 1912

Teulisna chiloides is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1862. It is found on Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, Sulawesi and Sumbawa.[1] It has also been recorded from Queensland, Australia.[2] The habitat consists of lowland dipterocarp forests, alluvial forests and lower montane forests.[3]

Subspecies

  • Teulisna chiloides chiloides (Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo)
  • Teulisna chiloides dasypyga (Felder, 1874) (Sulawesi)
  • Teulisna chiloides violitincta (Rothschild, 1912) (Sumbawa)

References

  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Teulisna chiloides Walker, 1862". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  2. ^ Australian Faunal Directory
  3. ^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Teulisna chiloides Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  • Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
Taxon identifiers
Eilema violitincta


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