Capissa

Genus of moths

Capissa

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Lepidoptera
Superfamily:  | Noctuoidea
Family:  | Erebidae
Subfamily:  | Arctiinae
Genus:  | Capissa
Moore, 1878
Species:  |

C. vagesa

Binomial name
Capissa vagesa

(Moore, [1860])

Synonyms

* Lithosia vagesa Moore, [1860]
* Eilema vagesa
* Lithosia innotata Butler, 1877
* Capissa auriflava Moore, 1878
* Capissa flavens Moore, 1878

Capissa is a monotypic tiger moth genus in the family Erebidae. It was previously treated as a synonym of Eilema.[1] Its only species, Capissa vagesa, is found in the north-western Himalayas, Kashmir, Nepal and Upper Myanmar. Both the genus and species were first described by Frederic Moore; the genus in 1878 and the species in 1860.[2]

Adults have yellow wings, but the forewings have a fold of androconial scales within and along the cubital vein. The hindwings have a darker central patch of androconial scales.

## References[edit]

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1. ^ Dubatolov, V. V. & Zolotuhin, V. V. (2011). "Does Eilema Hübner, [1819] (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae, Lithosiinae) present one or several genera?" (PDF). Euroasian Entomological Journal. 10 (3): 367–379, 380, VII.
2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Eilema vagesa (Moore, 1859)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 8, 2019.

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q15303958
* Wikispecies: Capissa
* ButMoth: 5015.0
* GBIF: 4703102
* IRMNG: 1265594
* LepIndex: 37223

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