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| Cania heppneri | |
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| Cania bandura | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Limacodidae |
| Genus: | Cania Walker, 1855 |
Cania is a genus of moths of the family Limacodidae. They occur in the South, Southeast, and East Asia (from India to China and Taiwan and south to Indonesia and the Philippines).
The forewing length in Cania is 7–18 mm (0.28–0.71 in). The forewing pattern is sexually dimorphic in the subgenus Cania but not in the subgenera Paracania and Minicania.
Species
There are 22 species in three subgenera delineated by Solovyev (2014):
Subgenus Cania Walker, 1855
- Cania accea Solovyev & Witt, 2009
- Cania acutivalva Holloway, 1986
- Cania bandura (Moore, 1859)
- Cania guichardi Holloway, 1986
- Cania micacea (Walker, 1865)
- Cania obliquifascia (Hampson, 1900)
- Cania sericea Walker, 1855
- Cania siamensis Tams, 1924
- Cania styx Holloway, 1986
- Cania victori Solovyev & Witt, 2009
Subgenus Paracania Solovyev, 2014
- Cania bilinea (Walker, 1855)
- Cania cocki Holloway, 1987
- Cania heppneri Inoue, 1970
- Cania himalayana Holloway, 1987
- Cania javana Holloway, 1987
- Cania lourensi Solovyev, 2014
- Cania pseudorobusta Wu & Fang, 2009
- Cania robusta Hering, 1931
- Cania striola Hering, 1931
- Cania xizangensis Wu & Fang, 2009
Subgenus Minicania Solovyev, 2014
- Cania kitchingi Solovyev, 2014
- Cania minuta Holloway, 1986
References
- "Cania Walker, 1855". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.24.271. 27 September 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Cania Walker, 1855". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ Solovyev, A. V. (2014). "A taxonomic and morphological review of the genus Cania Walker, 1855 (Lepidoptera, Limacodidae)". Entomological Review. 94 (5): 698–711. doi:10.1134/S0013873814050066.
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