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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Subfamily: | Acronictinae |
| Genus: | Ancara Walker, 1858 |
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Ancara is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. Species are found in India, Sri Lanka, Andaman Islands, and Borneo.
Description
It is similar to the genus Euplexia, but differs from second joint of palpi reaching vertex of head and long third joint.
Species
- Ancara anaemica Hampson, 1908
- Ancara conformis Warren, 1911
- Ancara consimilis Warren, 1913
- Ancara griseola (Bethune-Baker, 1906)
- Ancara kebea (Bethune-Baker, 1906)
- Ancara obliterans Walker, 1858
- Ancara plaesiosema Turner, 1943
- Ancara replicans Walker, 1858
- Ancara rubriviridis Warren, 1911
References
- Savela, Markku (ed.). "Ancara Walker, 1858". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Ancara Walker, 1858". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
- Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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