Talapa

Genus of moths

Talapa

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Lepidoptera
Superfamily:  | Noctuoidea
Family:  | Erebidae
Subfamily:  | Calpinae
Genus:  | Talapa
Moore, 1867

Talapa is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Frederic Moore in 1867.[1][2][3]

## Description

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Palpi obliquely porrect (extending forward), with long second and third joints. Second joint clothed with hair. Antennae minutely ciliated in male. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Tibia hairy. Forewings with produced and acute apex. Hindwings with vein 5 from lower angle of cell.[4]

## Species

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* Talapa birthana C. Swinhoe, 1905
* Talapa caliginosa Walker, 1865

## References

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1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Talapa​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
2. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (August 24, 2019). "Talapa Moore, 1867". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
3. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Talapa Moore, 1867". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
4. ^ Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis - via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

Taxon identifiers

Talapa|

* Wikidata: Q7678893
* ButMoth: 28337.0
* EoL: 69394
* GBIF: 1791523
* IRMNG: 1306330
* LepIndex: 288931
* Open Tree of Life: 4265797

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